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dc.contributor.authorBastón Paz, Nataliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHernández Betancor, Aracelien_US
dc.contributor.authorEsparza Morera, Rafaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorBáez Acosta, Beatrizen_US
dc.contributor.authorSantana Rodríguez, Évoraen_US
dc.contributor.authorMartín Sánchez, Antonio Manuelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T12:51:59Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-05T12:51:59Z-
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.identifier.issn1130-1406en_US
dc.identifier.otherScopus-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10553/70027-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cryptococcosis is a generally systemic and potentially lethal fungal infection. Although HIV infection is a predisposing condition, especially if the CD4+ lymphocyte count is less than 100 cells/mm3, other forms of immunosuppression may be associated with this opportunistic fungal condition, such as prolonged steroid therapy or solid organ transplantation. Pulmonary presentation must be included in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia or pulmonary neoplasia in the immunosuppressed patient. Case report: We report a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a non-diagnosed HIV patient. In a 44 year-old male suffering from dyspnea and chest pain the image of a pulmonary nodule was observed in a radiological finding. In the histopathological study, intracellular structures suggestive of fungal conidia, and morphologically compatible with Cryptococcus, were observed. HIV serology and cryptococcal antigen detection in serum were requested, given the possibility of cryptococcosis. Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii was isolated from the culture of the pulmonary biopsy. The patient was finally diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis and HIV-1 infection. With a proper antifungal treatment the patient evolved satisfactorily. Conclusions: The best strategy to avoid opportunistic infections such as cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients consists of an early diagnosis and a highly active antiretroviral treatment. In our case, the diagnosis of a pulmonary infection by C. neoformans var. grubii allowed a late diagnosis of HIV-1 infection.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Iberoamericana de Micologiaen_US
dc.sourceRevista Iberoamericana de Micologia [ISSN 1130-1406], v. 36 (3), p. 151-154en_US
dc.subject320505 Enfermedades infecciosasen_US
dc.subject320508 Enfermedades pulmonaresen_US
dc.subject.otherCryptococcus Neoformansen_US
dc.subject.otherHistopathologyen_US
dc.subject.otherHiven_US
dc.subject.otherPulmonary Cryptococcosisen_US
dc.titlePulmonary nodules: An unusual onset of HIV infection belatedly diagnoseden_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/Articleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.riam.2019.04.005
dc.identifier.scopus85072233453-
dc.identifier.isi000502186500008
dc.contributor.authorscopusid57203373192-
dc.contributor.authorscopusid55326181100-
dc.contributor.authorscopusid6506610878-
dc.contributor.authorscopusid6508247939-
dc.contributor.authorscopusid6507424322-
dc.contributor.authorscopusid7005670807-
dc.description.lastpage154-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.description.firstpage151-
dc.relation.volume36-
dc.investigacionCiencias de la Saluden_US
dc.type2Artículoen_US
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dc.contributor.daisngid28361757
dc.utils.revisionen_US
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Paz, NB
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Betancor, AH
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Morera, RE
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Acosta, BB
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Rodriguez, ES
dc.contributor.wosstandardWOS:Sanchez, AMM
dc.date.coverdateJulio 2019
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crisitem.author.fullNameMartín Sánchez, Antonio Manuel-
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