Iron sequestration by Cryptococcus neoformans in an HIV-positive woman with disseminated cryptococcosis

Br J Haematol. 2020 Mar;188(5):600. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16283. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

Authors

Jenifer Vaughan^{1

2}, Reenelle Gounden^{1

2}, Nazeer Alli^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Department of Haematology at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 31991485
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16283

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cryptococcosis / metabolism*
Cryptococcosis / pathology
Cryptococcus neoformans / metabolism*
Erythrocytes / metabolism*
Erythrocytes / pathology
Female
HIV Seropositivity / metabolism*
HIV Seropositivity / pathology
HIV-1*
Hemoglobins / metabolism
Humans
Iron / metabolism*

Substances

Hemoglobins
Iron