A Fatal Fungal Infection: <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> (VGI) Meningitis in Texas-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Fatal Fungal Infection: Cryptococcus gattii (VGI) Meningitis in Texas

Published:2022-05-09 Issue:7 Volume:9 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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Author:

Nielsen Marisa C¹,Peterson Joshua M¹,Shine Billie¹,Hornak J Patrik²,Esechie Aimalohi³,Bhatt Sandeep³,Desai Kinjal³,Dabi Alok³,Felicella Michelle M¹,Ren Ping¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas , USA

2. Department of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas , USA

3. Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas , USA

Abstract

Abstract Cryptococcus gattii is an underrecognized cause of meningitis, especially in nonendemic regions. This report details C gattii disease progression from admission to autopsy in an otherwise healthy 40-year-old male in Texas. It brings awareness to an often unsuspected organism that can cause severe infection requiring early recognition and treatment in immunocompetent individuals.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofac236/43619929/ofac236.pdf

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