@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2019.24.28,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Hyper IgM Syndrome Due to CD40 Deficiency: Case Report and Literature Review},
author = {Al-Banyan, Maram and Alqahtani, Abdulhadi and Sheikh, Farrukh and Khaliq, Agha M. Rehan and Al Rayes, Hasan and Al-Tarifi, Ashraf and Al-Saud, Bandar and Arnaout, Rand K.},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
year = {2019},
month = {Feb},
pages = {24-28},
doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2019.24.28},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2019.24.28},
abstract = {Hyper-IgM syndrome (HIGM) due to CD40 deficiency is a very rare form of combined immunodeficiency with increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic infection usually affecting immunocompromised individuals. This is the first report to describe a patient with HIGM due to CD40 deficiency presenting with meningoencephalitis secondary to Cryptococcus infection.},
journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}