Chronic active Epstein-Barr exacerbated by COVID-19 co-infection.

A 60-year-old Hispanic female was admitted with recurrent fevers, altered mental status, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Initially, sepsis was presumed because of recurrent urinary tract infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli. Despite appropriate therapy, her clinical condition continued to decline.

Transverse Myelitis Associated with in an Immunocompetent Patient.

is a microscopic fungus that despite its pervasiveness in the environment rarely causes infection in immunocompetent patients. In immunosuppressed patients, infections involving the central nervous system (CNS) usually present as meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcal infections are known to cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients as it is difficult to eradicate even with adequate antifungal treatment.