title: Two cases of cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised patients not infected with HIV.
abstract: We present the cases of two patients with cryptococcal meningitis who were predisposed to fungal infection because of diabetes mellitus (Case 1) and systemic lupus erythematosus (Case 2). Both patients were tested negative for anti-HIV antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akcaglar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sevgican
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ener
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology