To the Editor I read with interest the article by Sato et al. describing a patient with CD4(+) lymphocytopenia and disseminated cryptococcosis (1). This article does not mention whether or not HIV coinfection was present in their patient. HIV infection causes CD4(+) lymphocytopenia and cryptococcosis (2), and the treatment strategies for cryptococcosis differ between patients with and without HIV infection (2).The author states that he has no Conflict of Interest (COI).
Authors: John R Perfect; William E Dismukes; Francoise Dromer; David L Goldman; John R Graybill; Richard J Hamill; Thomas S Harrison; Robert A Larsen; Olivier Lortholary; Minh-Hong Nguyen; Peter G Pappas; William G Powderly; Nina Singh; Jack D Sobel; Tania C Sorrell Journal: Clin Infect Dis Date: 2010-02-01 Impact factor: 9.079