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Cryptosporidiosis in Immunocompetent Patients [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 1985 The intestinal protozoan cryptosporidium is known to cause diarrhea in immunocompromised patients, but few cases have been reported in detail in immunocompetent persons. During a 12-month period, we identified cryptosporidium in the stools of 43 immunocompetent patients.
J S, Wolfson +5 more
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Incidental Cryptococcal lung mass in an immunocompetent patient
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2019 Cryptococcus is an encapsulated fungal organism often implicated in central nervous system and pulmonary disease in patients with AIDS or other immunocompromising diseases. However, immunocompetent hosts can also be infected. In these cases, symptoms are
Michael Lu, Rafi Raza
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VirusesCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a potential pathogen that causes gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases regardless of host immunity. In contrast to immunocompromised individuals, immunocompetent patients lack a comprehensive overview of the gastrointestinal ...
Pai-Jui Yeh +9 more
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Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection of the Lumbar Spine in an Immunocompetent Man
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Rui Wang,1,* Huating Luo,2,* Xiaojuan Xin,1 Bo Qin,1 Wenxiang Huang2 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; 2Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital ...
Wang R, Luo H, Xin X, Qin B, Huang W
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Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2016 The role of Serratia marcescens changed from a harmless saprophytic microorganism to an important opportunistic human pathogen. It often causes nosocomial device-associated outbreaks and rarely serious invasive community acquired infections. We present a
Ruiz-Sada Pablo +2 more
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Isolated splenic tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: A rare occurrence
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2018 Globally millions of people are affected by tuberculosis (TB) each year and India has the largest number of TB cases both pulmonary and extrapulmonary. Extrapulmonary TB affecting spleen is quite rare and occurs mostly as a part of miliary tuberculosis ...
Vikas Tyagi, Snigdha Goyal, Sunder Goyal
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Fulminant pancytopenia due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesA case of severe and irreversible pancytopenia secondary to acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent woman is described. The patient presented with thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and abnormal liver function tests.
Maria Koukoulaki +6 more
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019 Mucormycosis is caused by fungi of the order Mucorales and class Zygomycetes. It is a rare opportunistic infection frequently associated with immunocompromised status. It can be disseminated disease or localized, which includes rhinocerebral, pulomonary,
Sunitha Shankaralingappa
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Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent man: A case report
Dermatologica Sinica, 2013 Cutaneous cryptococcosis usually develops secondary to hematogenous spread in immunocompromised hosts. Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is a rare condition characterized by localized skin eruptions and positive culture for Cryptococcus neoformans ...
Ying-Yi Lu +2 more
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Isolated cutaneous Pseudallescheria boydii abscess in an immunocompetent man
JAAD Case Reports, 2022 Connor J. Stonesifer, BA +4 more
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