Disseminated cryptococcosis in a deceased with HIV-1 diagnosed by minimally invasive tissue sampling technique

Nuwadatta Subedi; Suraj Bhattarai; Sunita Ranabhat; Binita K Sharma; Madan P Baral; Tirtha L Upadhyaya

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3865

Disseminated cryptococcosis in a deceased with HIV-1 diagnosed by minimally invasive tissue sampling technique

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 2;9(3):1667-1671. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3865. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Nuwadatta Subedi^{1

2}, Suraj Bhattarai², Sunita Ranabhat^{2

3}, Binita K Sharma^{2

4}, Madan P Baral^{2

5}, Tirtha L Upadhyaya⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forensic Medicine Gandaki Medical College Pokhara Nepal.
² DECODE-MAUN Research Project Gandaki Medical College Pokhara Nepal.
³ Department of Pathology Gandaki Medical College Pokhara Nepal.
⁴ Department of Microbiology Gandaki Medical College Pokhara Nepal.
⁵ Department of Forensic Medicine Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Pokhara Nepal.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine Gandaki Medical College Pokhara Nepal.

Abstract

Minimal invasive tissue sampling (MITS) technique detected HIV infection and disseminated cryptococcosis in an adult female with sudden death. A proper autopsy is essential to diagnose the exact cause of death and MITS can suffice in natural deaths.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Nepal; disseminated cryptococcosis; minimal invasive tissue sampling.

Publication types

Case Reports