Atypical Presentation of Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated by Cryptococcal Meningitis

Background. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that leads to life-threatening infections. Cryptococcal infections are mainly reported in HIV patients and less commonly encountered in non-HIV immunocompromised host. Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is the most common Cryptococcus...

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Main Authors: Heba Ezzat Hashem, Zakaria Hamza Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692767