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

Transient CD4 lymphocytopenia is defined as the transitory presence of CD4+ T lymphocyte fewer than 300 cells/mm3 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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. To date, this phenomenon has not been described in Cryptococcus neoformans 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 M. Tuberculosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Infectious disease reports - 14(2022), 2 vom: 04. März, Seite 169-175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

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Themen:

Case Reports
Cryptococcal infection
Immune reconstitution
Interstitial lung disease
Lymphocytopenia
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

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Date Revised 25.03.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/idr14020021

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NLM338450815