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A 23-year-old captive-bred red-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius) with a brief history of inappetence, lethargy, and seizures was submitted for necropsy. On postmortem examination, multiple cryptococcomas were identified in brain and heart. Cryptococcus neoformans organisms were also identified
Cryptococcosis was diagnosed in an adult male patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) 9 months after importation. The disease was characterized by an open lesion on the buttock and epileptiform seizures. Diagnosis was confirmed through immunologic identification of the organism in serum and cerebrospinal
A case of cryptococcosis of the brain in a male patient 47 years of age is described. Duration of the disease--about one year. Clincally it was accompanied by epileptic seizures with loss of consciousness. Diagnosis of cryptococcosis was made following the histological investigation of a part of the
This study was carried out to provide current information on neuromeningeal cryptococcosis at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Fann Teaching Hospital in Dakar. Epidemiological, clinical, biological and therapeutic data were collected retrospectively from files of patients treated between 1999 and
A 32-year-old male homosexual presented to the emergency department (ED) with the clinical picture of a nonspecific illness. While in the ED, he experienced a first-time seizure. Computed tomography (CT) showed an enhancing mass lesion. Antibacterial therapy was started and continued until a second
BACKGROUND
We present a fatal case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a young man whose diagnosis of HIV infection was made at the time of admission to the emergency room.
METHODS
The patient was a twenty-three-year-old man, with a history of daily fever during one month associated with diarrhea,
Eighteen patients with cryptococcal infection of the central nervous system seen during a 10-year period were reviewed. Eleven patients (61 per cent) were immunocompromised due to underlying disease and seven of these were on steroids, cyclophosphamide or both. Two-thirds of patients presented with
A three-year-old, female Labrador retriever was presented for acute generalized seizures. Disseminated cryptococcosis with central nervous system (CNS) involvement was diagnosed by serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fungal titers, histopathological examination, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Disseminated cryptocococcosis is a rare and often fatal disease. Here in we report an unusual fatal case of disseminated cryptococcosis. The patient presented with a past history of postmenopausal bleeding with loss of consciousness, altered mental status, few seizures and a low grade fever. Lumbar
BACKGROUND
Cryptococcus neoformans is one of the most common infectious agents causing central nervous system (CNS) infections in immunocompromised patients. Patients with CNS cryptococcosis commonly present with non-specific manifestations such as headache, fever, seizure and conscious disturbance.
We report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with multiple myeloma (MM) during treatment with daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (DRd). A 62-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with IgGλ type MM, was treated with three cycles of bortezomib and dexamethasone and subsequently
Cryptococcosis is a rare pediatric disease. The aim of the study is to describe clinical characteristics and prognosis of pediatric cryptococcosis from 2002 to 2014 in Beijing Children's Hospital. A total of 53 cases of cryptococcosis were identified, 69.8% of which were males. The mean age was 7
Nearly one million of cryptococcosis cases occur yearly around the world, involving mainly HIV-infected patients who are not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) or present poor adherence. This study aims to evaluate epidemiological, clinical and outcome aspects of patients with cryptococcosis
An approximately 10-year-old, female Congo African grey parrot ( Psittacus erithacus erithacus) developed progressive, unilateral exophthalmos and buphthalmos. Survey radiographs revealed a large, coelomic, soft tissue mass, which was confirmed on computed tomography scan. Aspirates of both the
We report a 45-year-old male with AIDS who had a Cryptococcus neoformans central nervous system infection. He was treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate subsequently changed to voriconazole due to systemic toxicity of the former. Plasma levels of voriconazole were insufficient with a standard dose