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Bachir Houda, Ammouri Wafa, Tazi Mezalek Zoubida, Adnaoui Mohamed, Aouni Mohamed, Harmouche Hicham. Vertebral cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient - a case report.
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2011;8:42

Key words: Cryptococcosis, vertebral, immunocompetent, C neoformans, Morocco

Permanent link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/8/42/full

Received: 19/03/2011 - Accepted: 10/04/2011 - Published: 10/04/2011

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Vertebral cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient - a case report

Bachir Houda¹, Ammouri Wafa^1,&, Tazi Mezalek Zoubida¹, Adnaoui Mohamed¹, Aouni Mohamed¹, Harmouche Hicham¹

¹Department of Internal medicine, Avicenne University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

^&Corresponding author
Ammouri Wafa, Department of Internal medicine, Avicenne university hospital, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract

We report an unusual case of 70 years old, immunocompetent woman who was diagnosed with vertebral cryptococcosis. The diagnosis was made on the basis of radiological and histological findings. The outcome was favorable under antifungal treatment.

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