Plasma exchange for disseminated cryptococcosis.
Acute renal failure is frequent in HIV-infected patients and may be related to HIV-associated nephropathy, drugs, or opportunistic infections. We report a peculiar case of disseminated cryptococcosis complicated by acute renal failure associated with obstruction of intrarenal capillaries by Cryptococus neoformans dead bodies and successfully treated with plasma exchanges.
Bollée
Guillaume
G
Department of Nephrology, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker, Université Paris V, Paris, France.
Touzot
Maxime
M
Mechai
Fredéric
F
Royal
Virgine
V
Lefrère
Francois
F
Bougnoux
Marie-Elisabeth
ME
Duvivier
Claudine
C
Viard
Jean-Paul
JP
Lortholary
Olivier
O
Fakhouri
Fadi
F
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange