[Peritoneal cryptococcosis: discussion of clinical facts].
The isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from peritoneal fluid is a rare event. The authors present the case of a patient with a post-hepatitis cirrhosis and from whom C. neoformans was isolated from the ascitic fluid. The pathogenicity, the origin, the portal of entry of the yeast are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
Cryptococcose péritonéale: discussion d'un fait clinique.