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NEUROCRIPTOCOCOSE EM PACIENTE COM DOENÇA AUTOIMUNE: UMA ASSOCIAÇÃO RARA E GRAVE

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-284-0043-0/595-602

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Lúpus eritematoso sistêmico. Neurocriptococose. Infecção oportunista.

KEYWORDS: Systemic lupus erythematosus. Neurocryptococcosis. Opportunistic infection.

ABSTRACT:
Neurocryptococcosis is a severe opportunistic fungal infection frequently associated with immunosuppression. This study reports the case of a 25 year-old female patient with a previous diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), admitted with nephrotic syndrome, daily fever, intense headache, hemoptysis, and nonspecific systemic symptoms.

Autores

  • Alda Maria da Silva

  • Francielli Sampaio Rios Sousa

  • Francisca Moraes da Silva

  • Luciane Ribeiro dos Santos

  • Maria dos Remédios Carvalho

  • Tamires Alves dos Santos

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