Abstract
We report a case of cryptococcal abscess in an immunocompetent individual. She was found to have normal T-cell line with appropriate number of CD4, CD3 and CD8 cells. She was noted to have poor T-helper cell immunity which has been correlated to such kinds of manifestation in mice models of pulmonary cryptococcosis. We performed the Candida antigen and tetanus toxoid mediated T-cell assay to see the aforementioned point. Although a presentation of this kind has been mentioned in literature before, such reasoning has never been cited earlier.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 346-347 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Kuwait Medical Journal |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Nov 25 2015 |
Keywords
- Abscess crytococcus
- Immunocompetent
- T-helper cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine