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A 17-year-old male with pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis developed amphotericin B-resistant Cryptococcus laurentii meningitis and pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Intensive immunosuppression for ANCA vasculitis significantly increases the risk of opportunistic infections, complicating patient management.
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Cryptococcus laurentii, a rare pathogen, is increasingly recognized in immunocompromised patients, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
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The patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole, but resistance to amphotericin B necessitated a switch to fluconazole alone.
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Following antitubercular therapy, the patient's respiratory symptoms improved, and he was discharged with stable renal function and no new complaints.
