Cryptococcal meningitis associated with tuberculosis in HIV infected patients.

Urvinderpal Singh, Aditi, Pooja Aneja, B K Kapoor, S P Singh, Sukhpreet Singh Purewal

Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Government Medical College, TB Hospital, Patiala, India. singhurvinderpal@hotmail.com

The Indian journal of tuberculosis 2013 Jul

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Opportunistic infections are common complications of advanced immuno-deficiency in individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Following involvement of the lung, the central nervous system (CNS) is the second most commonly affected organ. We report two cases of concurrent cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis (TB) in HIV infected persons. A high suspicion of multiple opportunistic infections should be kept in mind in HIV seropositive individuals.

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Urvinderpal Singh, Aditi, Pooja Aneja, B K Kapoor, S P Singh, Sukhpreet Singh Purewal. Cryptococcal meningitis associated with tuberculosis in HIV infected patients. The Indian journal of tuberculosis. 2013 Jul;60(3):180-3