Fatal Disseminated Cryptococcus as the Initial Presentation of HIV Infection in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 927-929

  Kovarik, Carrie L ^a   Barnard, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

autopsy; Cryptococcus; Forensic science; HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DOPAMINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRAIN; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FATAL OUTCOME; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MENINGES; PULMONARY EDEMA; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 67650654665     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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