Coinfection with Cryptococcus gattii and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old woman

Although tuberculosis is a major health problem globally, concomitant cryptococcosis has rarely been reported, especially in immunocompetent individuals. This report describes a case involving an otherwise healthy young woman who was diagnosed with a concomitant infection and emphasizes the importance of considering more than one infection occurring simultaneously in patients with significant comorbidities or immunodeficiency