Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2400556 | Medical Mycology Case Reports | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Cryptococcosis is the most common cause of meningitis in Africa due to the high burden of HIV. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a frequent and deadly complication of cryptococcal meningitis. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal-IRIS in a pregnant woman that began after starting antiretroviral therapy (unmasking IRIS) and markedly worsened postpartum after delivery (paradoxical IRIS).
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Authors
Reuben Kiggundu, Joshua Rhein, David B. Meya, David R. Boulware, Nathan C. Bahr,