Linfoadenitis criptococócica mesentérica: Una rara causa de abdomen agudo. Caso clínico
| Autor: | Oscar Tapia E, Juan Carlos Araya O, Miguel Villaseca H |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Mesenteric lymphadenitis Pathology medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry HIV General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Appendix medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen Cryptococcosis Mycotic infection Medicine Mesenteric lymph nodes Lymph medicine.symptom business Pathological |
| Zdroj: | Revista médica de Chile v.138 n.12 2010 SciELO Chile CONICYT Chile instacron:CONICYT |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| DOI: | 10.4067/s0034-98872010001300010 |
| Popis: | Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an encapsulated, yeast-like fungus. It is considered an opportunist infection, since it mainly affects immunocompromised subjects. However there are isolated reports of the infection in immunocompetent subjects. Cryptococcal infection of intra-abdominal organs or tissues is extremely rare. We report a 21-year-old HIV positive male that, during the treatment of a meningeal cryptococcosis, presented a clinical picture of an acute abdomen suggesting acute appendicitis. The patient was operated, finding enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes forming conglomerates and a macroscopically normal appendix. The conglomerated lymph nodes and the appendix were excised. The pathological study of the surgical piece revealed an intra abdominal cryptococcal lymphadenitis and a normal appendix. |
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