Una rara causa de cefalea y fiebre en una mujer sana

La criptococosis es una infección por hongos que afecta principalmente a huéspedes inmunodeprimidos; la infección diseminada es infrecuente en pacientes inmunocompetentes. Reportamos el caso de una mujer previamente sana, sin factores de riesgo, ingresada a urgencias por cefalea, fiebre y alteración del estado mental quien posteriormente fue diagnosticada con criptococosis diseminada.

• Publication year

  2021

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  CES Medicina

• Publication date

  2021-07-06

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  DOI 10.21615/CESMEDICINA.6035
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