| Autor: |
TAPIA E, OSCAR, VILLASECA H, MIGUEL, ARAYA O, JUAN CARLOS |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista médica de Chile, Volume: 138, Issue: 12, Pages: 1535-1538, Published: DEC 2010 |
| 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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