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- Title
Ischemic stroke as a complication of cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case report.
- Authors
Ellis, Jayne P; Kalata, Newton; Joekes, Elizabeth C; Kampondeni, Samuel; Benjamin, Laura A; Harrison, Thomas S; Lalloo, David G; Heyderman, Robert S
- Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis remains the leading cause of adult meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) following anti-retroviral therapy (ART) initiation is an important complication. Here we report the first documented case of a IRIS reaction presenting as an ischemic stroke.
- Publication
BMC infectious diseases, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1, p520
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-018-3386-0