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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2312-3893</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2312-38932022000100130</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2022.09.01.130</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Criptococosis meníngea y pulmonar en paciente inmunocompetente]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Meningeal and pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ibáñez Franco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elvis Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duarte Arévalos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Itapúa Facultad de Medicina Postgrado en Medicina Interna]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Encarnación ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>130</fpage>
<lpage>135</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2312-38932022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2312-38932022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2312-38932022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Presentamos el caso de un varón de 23 años, sin patologías conocidas, agricultor, procedente de la zona rural. Presenta un cuadro de 1 mes de evolución cefalea, náuseas y vómitos, además de alteración de la conciencia caracterizada por confusión. La tomografía de cráneo no muestra anomalías y la punción lumbar es compatible con meningitis, con tinta china positiva visualizándose Cryptococcus sp. Se inicia tratamiento con anfotericina B y fluconazol. Posteriormente retorna informe final de cultivo: Cryptococcus gatii. Se realizan estudios para descartar infecciones virósicas que retornan negativos. En su internación presenta neumonía nosocomial y por empeoramiento progresivo del estado de conciencia y la clínica respiratoria pasa a cuidados intensivos donde se mantuvo internado durante 21 días. En su estadía se confirmó además la presencia de C. gattii en lavado bronquioalveolar. Presentó falla multiorgánica y óbito. Es el primer caso de criptococosis en paciente inmunocompetente descrito en nuestro centro.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT We present the case of a 23-year-old male, with no known pathologies, a farmer, from a rural area. He presented a 1-month history of headache, nausea and vomiting, in addition to altered consciousness characterized by confusion. The skull tomography does not show abnormalities and the lumbar puncture is compatible with meningitis, with positive Chinese ink showing Cryptococcus sp. Treatment with amphotericin B and fluconazole is started. Later, the final culture report returns: Cryptococcus gatii. Studies are carried out to rule out viral infections that return negative. During his hospitalization, he presents nosocomial pneumonia and due to the progressive worsening of his state of consciousness and the respiratory symptoms goes to intensive care where he is hospitalized for 21 days. During his stay, the presence of C. gattii is also confirmed in bronchioalveolar lavage. He presents multiple organ failure and death. This is the first case of cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient described in our center.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[criptococosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[meningitis criptocócica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cryptococcus gattii]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades pulmonares fúngicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cryptococcosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cryptococcal meningitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cryptococcus gattii]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fungal lung diseases]]></kwd>
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