Mesenteric cryptococcal lymphadenitis: report of one case

Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an encapsulated, yeast-like fungus. It is considered an opportunist infection, since it mainly affects immunocompromised subjects. However there are isolated reports of the infection in immunocompetent subjects. Crypt...

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Published in:Revista medíca de Chile 2010-12, Vol.138 (12), p.1535-1538
Main Authors: Tapia, Oscar, Villaseca, Miguel, Araya, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Abdomen, Acute - microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - pathology
Appendicitis - microbiology
Appendicitis - pathology
Cryptococcosis - pathology
Humans
Male
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis - pathology
Young Adult
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Summary:Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an encapsulated, yeast-like fungus. It is considered an opportunist infection, since it mainly affects immunocompromised subjects. However there are isolated reports of the infection in immunocompetent subjects. Cryptococcal infection of intra-abdominal organs or tissues is extremely rare. We report a 21-year-old HIV positive male that, during the treatment of a meningeal cryptococcosis, presented a clinical picture of an acute abdomen suggesting acute appendicitis. The patient was operated, finding enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes forming conglomerates and a macroscopically normal appendix. The conglomerated lymph nodes and the appendix were excised. The pathological study of the surgical piece revealed an intra abdominal cryptococcal lymphadenitis and a normal appendix.
ISSN:0717-6163