Haematologic and Urologic Manifestations of Cryptococcus neoformans.
Case Rep Infect Dis
; 2024: 2245391, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Cryptococcus neoformans classically causes pulmonary and central nervous system (CNS) infection in immunocompromised hosts and can lead to disseminated disease. Two cases of atypical cryptococcal infection are presented-an elderly Human Immunodeficiency Virus- (HIV-) negative male with a urinary source of infection and a young HIV-positive male with bone marrow infiltration complicated by haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). A literature review of systemic cryptococcal infections involving the genitourinary tract and bone marrow was performed. These cases highlight the importance of clinicians considering uncommon manifestations of cryptococcal disease.
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MEDLINE
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Case Rep Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Austrália
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Egito