The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine (Dec 2024)
Combined central nervous system tuberculosis and neurocryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient following severe psychological trauma
- Hamdy Ibrahim,
- Mohamed Saleh,
- Basma AAref,
- Sara Safwat,
- Mohamed Adel Nassef,
- Nagy Mansour,
- Amira Yousef,
- Atta Ahmed Ali,
- Marwa Haron,
- Hatem Zeineldein,
- Rania Sami,
- Mahmoud Elshymy,
- Mohamed Gafar,
- Ahmed Shams eldeen,
- Ashraf Wahba,
- Mohamed Ashraf,
- Mahmoud Badr,
- Ahmed Saraya,
- Mariam Elfouly,
- Omar Refaie,
- Mostafa Nasser
Affiliations
- Hamdy Ibrahim
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mohamed Saleh
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Basma AAref
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Sara Safwat
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mohamed Adel Nassef
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Nagy Mansour
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Amira Yousef
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Atta Ahmed Ali
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Marwa Haron
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Hatem Zeineldein
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Rania Sami
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mahmoud Elshymy
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mohamed Gafar
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Ahmed Shams eldeen
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Ashraf Wahba
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mohamed Ashraf
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mahmoud Badr
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Ahmed Saraya
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mariam Elfouly
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Omar Refaie
- Ministry of Health and Population
- Mostafa Nasser
- Ministry of Health and Population
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-024-00377-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 36,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
Abstract Simultaneous CNS tuberculosis and neuro cryptococcosis are rare in immunocompromised patients and more rare in immune-competent patients, immunosuppression by HIV infection is the main contributing factor, herein, we describe a case of CNS tuberculosis with cryptococcal meningitis after a long period of severe psychological stress alternating with anxiety and depression, the purpose is to highlight the effect of stress on the immune system and the consequent exposure to severe infection.
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