Prostatic cryptococcosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
A rare care is presented of recurrent dysuria and urinary obstruction due to cryptococcal prostatitis in a thirty-six-year-old male with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Although there are a handful of reports in the world literature of patients with cryptococcal prostatitis, this appears to be the first case reported related to acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology