Pulmonary nodules: An unusual onset of HIV infection belatedly diagnosed.

CONCLUSIONS: The best strategy to avoid opportunistic infections such as cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients consists of an early diagnosis and a highly active antiretroviral treatment. In our case, the diagnosis of a pulmonary infection by C. neoformans var. grubii allowed a late diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. PMID: 31537469 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia - September 15, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Bastón Paz N, Hernández Betancor A, Esparza Morera R, Báez Acosta B, Santana Rodríguez É, Martín Sánchez AM Tags: Rev Iberoam Micol Source Type: research