We describe a case of sudden death from Cryptococcus-related encephalitis of a young man with misdiagnosed AIDS-Syndrome. The patient was admitted twice in Hospital in the previous weeks and he was also visited at home just before the death, but clinical suspect of encephalitis was completely failed, despite he’d complained neurological symptoms, with subsequent medico-legal implications concerning medical malpractice.
Sudden death from Cryptococcal encephalitis
PAPI, LUIGI;CASTAGNA, MAURA;
2010-01-01
Abstract
We describe a case of sudden death from Cryptococcus-related encephalitis of a young man with misdiagnosed AIDS-Syndrome. The patient was admitted twice in Hospital in the previous weeks and he was also visited at home just before the death, but clinical suspect of encephalitis was completely failed, despite he’d complained neurological symptoms, with subsequent medico-legal implications concerning medical malpractice.File in questo prodotto:
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