Pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as acute severe respiratory distress in a newly diagnosed HIV patient in Tanzania: a case report

Authors

Gunda W. Gunda, Bugando Medical Centre, Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Tanzania
Fatma Bakshi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Peter Rambau, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Semvua B. Kilonzo, Catholic University of Health and Allied Scienc

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Internal Medicine (East Africa)

Abstract

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is a common condition in HIV-infected patients which is frequently missed or misdiagnosed in resource-limited countries. We report a case of HIV/AIDS patient who was misdiagnosed with a fatal outcome. There is a need to implement screening tools to be used where the diagnosis may not be confirmed.

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Clinical Case Reports

Recommended Citation

Gunda, D. W., Bakshi, F. A., Rambau, P., & Kilonzo, S. B. (2015). Pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as acute severe respiratory distress in a newly diagnosed HIV patient in Tanzania: a case report. Clinical case reports, 3(9), 749.

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