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Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient.
Calista, Franco; Tomei, Federica; Assalone, Pasquale; Traficante, Divina; Di Pilla, Gianni; Pepe, Carla; Di Lullo, Liberato.
Afiliação
  • Calista F; Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Tomei F; Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Assalone P; Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Traficante D; Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Di Pilla G; Radiology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Pepe C; Clinical Pathology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
  • Di Lullo L; Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
Case Rep Oncol Med ; 2015: 216458, 2015.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25692059
We present a rare case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by Cryptococcus laurentii (C. laurentii) infection in old patient with metastatic rectal cancer who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy. C. laurentii is an extremely rare human pathogen. To the best of our knowledge, here, we report the first case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by C. laurentii in a 74-year-old man with metastatic rectal cancer and hepatic metastases who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article