Alveolar Proteinosis Secondary to <i<M. tuberculosis</i<, in a Patient with Transient CD4 Lymphocytopenia Due to <i<Cryptococcus neoformans</i< Infection: First Case in the Literature

Transient CD4 lymphocytopenia is defined as the transitory presence of CD4+ T lymphocyte fewer than 300 cells/mm<sup<3</sup< or less than 20% of T cells without HIV infection. It can occur due to multiple causes; however, it is rare for it to occur due to opportunistic infections. Few cases have been described in the literature where antimicrobial treatment normalizes the CD4 count, being more frequent in <i<Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i< infections. To date, this phenomenon has not been described in <i<Cryptococcus neoformans</i< infections. This would be the first reported case according to our knowledge, of a patient who normalizes CD4 count after antifungal treatment, later developing alveolar proteinosis due to <i<M. Tuberculosis.</i<.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Infectious Disease Reports - 14(2022), 2, Seite 169-175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Daniel Augusto Martin Arsanios [VerfasserIn]
Diego Alejandro Cubides-Díaz [VerfasserIn]
Natalia Muñoz-Angulo [VerfasserIn]
Maria Alejandra Perez-Hernandez [VerfasserIn]
Marlyn Zamora Posada [VerfasserIn]
Mónica Briceño Torres [VerfasserIn]
Carlos Mauricio Calderón Vargas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:


Cryptococcal infection
Immune reconstitution
Interstitial lung disease
Lymphocytopenia
Other systems of medicine

doi:

10.3390/idr14020021

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DOAJ031946151