Rhodococcus equi infection as inaugural manifestation of idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia: A rare entity and a therapeutic challenge.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.06.002
Abstract: We report a case of disseminated infection by Rhodococcus equi as the inaugural manifestation of idiopathic T-CD4+ lymphopenia. We aim to demonstrate our diagnostic and therapeutic approach and focus on the major dilemmas arising from… read more here.
Keywords: idiopathic cd4; manifestation idiopathic; infection; rhodococcus equi ... See more keywords
Susceptibility to Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Associated With Idiopathic CD4+ Lymphopenia and Secondary Germline or Acquired Defects
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx082
Abstract: Abstract Idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia (ICL) predisposes to opportunistic infections (OIs) but can often remain asymptomatic and does not have a strong association with monogenic mutations. Likewise, cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, the most common OI in ICL, is… read more here.
Keywords: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis; idiopathic cd4; cd4 lymphopenia;