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A case report of disseminated histoplasmosis and concurrent cryptococcal meningitis in a patient treated with ruxolitinib.

Katya PrakashDouglas Richman
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
This case draws attention to the degree of immunosuppression that may be seen with this drug and the need for heightened vigilance for opportunistic infections in those treated with inhibitors of janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) such as ruxolitinib.
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