Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Cryptococcus neoformans Co-Infection in an Immunocompetent Non-HIV Patient
Salma AlBahrani, Al Hassan D, Y Vapra, S Alsubaiae, Amal Shilash
Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases Open Access · 2020-01
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis and cryptococcosis co-infection usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity. Here, we report a case of disseminated tuberculosis with co-existing pulmonary cryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient. However, there is a history of preceding exposure to anti-tumor necrosis agents.
MeSH terms
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Tuberculosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Medicine
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Immunology
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Immunity
- Cryptococcus
- Virology
- Microbiology