| Autor: |
G.I. Butel-Simoes, H. Kua, A. Safdar, M. Graham, T. Korman, Z. Meher-Homji |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 42, Iss , Pp 100599- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2211-7539 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.002 |
| Popis: |
We present a case of laryngeal cryptococcosis caused by cryptococcosis neoformans var. grubii affecting a patient using excessive inhaled corticosteroids. The patient experienced symptoms for several months prior to specialist review and the visualization of a mass lesion by nasopharyngoscopy. Fortunately a biopsy was performed and through histopathology & microbiological assessment a diagnosis of cryptococcal laryngitis was made. Treatment with 6 months of fluconazole resulted in clinical cure and resolution of symptoms. It is important to raise awareness of the risk of non-Candida fungal infections in patients on high dose corticosteroids, especially in the post covid era were steroids are more commonly prescribed. |
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