Disseminated cryptococcosis in an HIV-negative pregnancy: a case of cryptococcal septic abortion complicating an immunocompetent pregnancy.
Int J Infect Dis
; 14(4): e351-3, 2010 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-19695919
Cryptococcus neoformans, a well-known pathogen of the immunocompromised host, is rarely reported as a cause of disseminated infection in the immunocompetent pregnant woman. Reported herein is the case of a young gravid woman, who initially presented with vague systemic symptoms that evolved into a disseminated cryptococcosis, which was resistant to standard parenteral antifungal therapy and resulted in abortion. Experience from this case suggests that cryptococcal infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pregnant women presenting with vague systemic symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, and generalized lymphadenopathy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Aborto Séptico
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Criptococosis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
República Dominicana
Pais de publicación:
Canadá