Combined central nervous system tuberculosis and neurocryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient following severe psychological trauma
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.
Authors
- Mariam Elfouly
- Hamdy Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7523-4114)
- Marwa Haron
- Mohd W. Nasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2070-4972)
- Mohamed Nassef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-2320)
- A. K. Saraya
- Mohamed Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3482-7703)
- Rania Mohamed Samy
- Nabil Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-8942)
- Basma Aaref
- Mahmoud Badr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2445-7270)
- Amira Yousef
- A. Ali
- Mohamed Ashraf
- M Gafar
- Ashraf Wahba
- Ahmed Shams eldeen
- Hatem Zeineldein
- Mahmoud Elshymy
- Omar Refaie
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Population (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-024-00377-7
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00