Cryptococcosis of the Upper Genital Tract
| Autor: | Manish Gopal, Pamela Edmonds, Stacy McCrosson, Thomas A Klein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Anemia Ovariectomy medicine.medical_treatment AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Hysterectomy Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Humans Medicine Sex organ Vaginal bleeding Fallopian Tubes Cryptococcus neoformans biology business.industry Ovary Uterus Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cryptococcosis Genitalia Female medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Surgery Infectious Diseases Female medicine.symptom business Genital Diseases Female |
| Zdroj: | AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 23:71-73 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7449 1087-2914 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/apc.2008.0108 |
| Popis: | Upper genital tract infection by Cryptococcus neoformans has not previously been reported. We describe such a case, in order to alert clinicians to the existence of this rare infection. A 34-year-old woman with AIDS presented with chronic menorrhagia, fever, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Despite blood transfusions and hormonal therapy, her vaginal bleeding could not be controlled and she became hemodynamically unstable. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed, at which time granulomatous peritonitis and prominent myometrial blood vessels were found. Histologic examination revealed cryptococcal infection of all upper genital organs. This case demonstrates that disseminated cryptococcosis may involve the upper genital tract in women, and may be associated with profuse vaginal bleeding. |
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