2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2013.07.053
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Cryptococcal meningitis occurring eight years before a diagnosis of lupus was made

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“…4,6 Over the last few decades, a number of case series and reports have also been seen within the literature correlating the increasing incidence of this fungal disease. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] However, while the majority of these reports noted fungal infection in the setting of concurrent immunosuppressive therapy, at the time of diagnosis our patient was not on any immunosuppressive therapy. In fact, her SLE diagnosis was noted after her infection had been treated and this was only suspected due to her long-standing lymphopenia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4,6 Over the last few decades, a number of case series and reports have also been seen within the literature correlating the increasing incidence of this fungal disease. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] However, while the majority of these reports noted fungal infection in the setting of concurrent immunosuppressive therapy, at the time of diagnosis our patient was not on any immunosuppressive therapy. In fact, her SLE diagnosis was noted after her infection had been treated and this was only suspected due to her long-standing lymphopenia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Une étude rétrospective réalisée au Maroc sur une période de 12 ans (1993-2005), incluant 9 observations, individualise 8 patients infectés par le VIH et un seul cas avec un déficit d'immunité secondaire à une corticothérapie à long cours pour hyalinose segmentaire et focale [3]. Dans d'autres situations, la cryptococcose a révélé une pathologie sousjacente comme une sarcoïdose et le lupus érythémateux disséminé [12,16]. Le dernier groupe est constitué de patients sans facteurs de risque [8].…”
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