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Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 159-161 |
Cryptococcal sepsis in small vessel vasculitis
S Satish1, R Rajesh1, S Shashikala2, G Kurian1, VN Unni1
1 Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India 2 Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
V N Unni Department of Nephrology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi-682 026 India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.70850
While meningoencephalitis due to cryptococcus is well known in immunocompromised patients, disseminated cryptococcosis and cryptococcemia is rare outside the setting of advanced HIV infection. We report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis occurring in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis on immunosuppressive medications.
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