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[Presence of miliary lesions in chest x-ray and fever: systemic lupus erythematosus (with cryptococcosis)].

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[Hepatosplenic cryptococcosis, an infrequent cause of fever of unknown origin in AIDS].

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[Non-neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in patients with AIDS in Bamako, Mali: 2 case reports].

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Non-neuromeningeal cryptococcosis forms resulting from disseminated infection are rarely reported in African literature and are non-documented in Malian medical ward. We report two clinical observations. Case 1: a 26-year-old patient, carrying the HIV-1 infection, in which the clinical examination

Cerebral cryptococcosis in a child.

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Reported is one case of cerebral cryptococcosis in a 12-year-old girl. The diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of Cryptococcus neoformans with both India ink preparation of the cerebrospinal fluid and Sabouraud's media culture. Clinical presentation included progressive severe headache,

Cryptococcosis at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

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We review our experience with 27 cases of pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis at the University Hospital, (Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia) where this is the most common cause of adult meningitis in patients without debilitating illnesses. Of the 27 cases analysed, six presented primarily with pulmonary

Clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis among patients with different levels of peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocyte counts.

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The clinical manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis varies notably between immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. To better understand pulmonary cryptococcosis, we compared the clinical features of pulmonary cryptococcosis patients with or without decreased peripheral blood CD4+ T cell

A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis with large pericardial effusion diagnosed using cervical lymph node biopsy.

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Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is a relatively rare infectious disease. It mainly involves the lungs; however, in some patients, the infection could spread to other parts of the body. PC mostly occurs in patients with immune deficiencies. However, PC infections have been reported in

Disseminated cryptococcosis in a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patient with late-onset neutropenia following rituximab-CHOP chemotherapy: a case report and literature review.

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Rituximab-related late-onset neutropenia (R-LON) is an adverse event associated with rituximab. A 65-year-old woman presented with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the kidney without bone marrow involvement. She was treated with 4 cycles of CHOP chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin,

Cryptococcus neoformans infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected patients at an inner-city tertiary care hospital in the Bronx.

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Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the most significant predisposing condition, but persons with other immunodeficiency states as well as phenotypically normal persons develop cryptococcosis. We retrospectively

[A case of secondary cutaneous cryptococcosis manifesting as rapidly enlarging skin ulcers on the dorsal surface of the hand and the left thigh].

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In April 2012 an 88-year-old woman, who was receiving oral prednisolone (15 mg/day) for the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, was admitted to our hospital with suspected pneumonia. The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis based on the findings from chest

Cryptococcosis in patients with hematologic malignancies. A report from GIMEMA-infection.

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OBJECTIVE Cryptococcosis is an important cause of morbidity and death in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and laboratory characteristics, and outcome of patients with cryptococcosis complicating hematologic diseases. METHODS This was a retrospective study,

First report of two cases of cryptococcosis in Tripoli, Libya, infected with Cryptococcus neoformans isolates present in the urban area.

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Cryptococcosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease caused by the basidiomycetes yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii with high predilection to invade the central nervous system mainly in immunocompromised hosts. Skin can be secondarily involved in disseminated infection or be exceptionally

Presentation and Mortality of Cryptococcal Infection Varies by Predisposing Illness: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Cryptococcal epidemiology is changing in the modern antiretroviral era, and immune status informs outcomes. We describe the differences in clinical presentation and mortality of cryptococcosis by immune status in the antiretroviral therapy era.We conducted

Cryptococcosis in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience.

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BACKGROUND In solid organ transplant patients, 8% of invasive fungal infections are attributed to Cryptococcus. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcome of kidney transplant recipients (TR) infected with Cryptococcus. METHODS Between

Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Killer disease with sparse data.

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BACKGROUND The extent of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) has increased since the advent of HIV/AIDS. It has non-specific clinical signs but marked by high mortality. OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of the NMC in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS We have conducted a literature reviewed on the

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