Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia

Autor: Fernando Naranjo-Saltos, Alejandro Hallo, Carlos Hallo, Andres Mayancela, Alejandra Rojas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2020 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2020/7870154
Popis: Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a pathological dilation of enteric lymphatic vessels resulting in lymph leakage to the intestinal lumen. This chronic lymph leakage leads to a state of immunosuppression secondary to the loss of humoral and cellular components of the immune system and represents a potential risk factor for opportunistic infections. We report a case of protein-losing enteropathy in a seemingly immunocompetent patient. An intestinal histopathological study revealed the unusual association of lymphangiectasia and intestinal cryptococcosis. Although cryptococcal infection is common in immunocompromised patients, intestinal involvement is rarely reported. We found no reports on the association of intestinal cryptococcosis in patients with lymphangiectasia. This case report is the first to describe intestinal cryptococcosis associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia.
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