Maria Perez

Dr. Maria Perez


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 March 2022 in Infectious Disease Reports
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DMDaniel Arsanios Martin
Daniel Arsanios Martin
Diego Alejandro Cubides-DiazDiego Alejandro Cubides-Diaz
Diego Alejandro Cubides-Diaz
Natalia Muñoz AnguloNatalia Muñoz Angulo
Natalia Muñoz Angulo
MPMaria Perez
Maria Perez
MPMarlyn Zamora Posada
Marlyn Zamora Posada
CVCarlos Mauricio Calderon. Vargas
Carlos Mauricio Calderon. Vargas
Transient CD4 lymphocytopenia is defined as the transitory presence of CD4+ T lymphocyte fewer than 300 cells/mm3 or less than 20% of T cells without HIV infection. It can occur due to multiple causes; however, it is rare for it to occur due to opportunistic infections. Few cases have been described in the literature where antimicrobial treatment normalizes the CD4 count, being more frequent in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. To date, this phenomenon has not been described in Cryptococcus neoformans infections. This would be the first reported case according to our knowledge, of a patient who normalizes CD4 count after antifungal treatment, later developing alveolar proteinosis due to M. Tuberculosis.