Abstract
A case of fever, sepsis, and chest lesions evident on a computed tomography scan of an indigenous man in northern Australia following burns to the feet is described. Sputum PCR testing revealed Mycobacterium leprae, and a fine-needle aspirate of the chest lesions demonstrated Cryptococcus coinfection.
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MeSH terms
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Australia
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Burns / complications
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Coinfection / diagnosis*
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Cryptococcosis / complications*
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Cryptococcus / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Leprosy / complications*
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Lung / microbiology*
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium leprae / genetics
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Mycobacterium leprae / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Population Groups
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Sputum / microbiology*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed