Original paper
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection
Abstract
Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophytic fungus that causes fatal disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of secondary viral, bacterial, and fungal infections have been reported in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe here a case of severe cryptococcal meningitis that developed in a previously healthy patient one week after treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with...
Paper Details
Title
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection
Published Date
Jun 4, 2021
Volume
2021
Pages
1 - 3