Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

Autor: Marina Andreou, Massimo Cogliati, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Charalampos Stroumpos, Vasiliki Stamouli, Panagiota Ravazoula, Dimitrios Siagris, Helen Papadogeorgaki, Myrto Christofidou, Alexandra Lekkou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 1-3 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.002
Popis: We report a case of a 31-year-old otherwise healthy female with pulmonary cryptococcoma along with cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGI, in Greece. Combined antifungal treatment and surgical excision of pulmonary cryptococcoma yielded a good response. Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcal meningitis, Pulmonary cryptococcoma, Cryptococcosis, Greece
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