title: Oral cryptococcosis in a patient with AIDS. A case report.
abstract: A 59-year-old Caucasian male patient with AIDS is described who presented with an oral lesion of cryptococcosis. The gingival ulceration was the only detectable lesion of cryptococcosis. Diagnosis was established by histopathologic findings from biopsy and detection of serum cryptococcal antigen. The patient was treated with amphotericin B and flucytosine. After four weeks of therapy cryptococcal antigen turned negative. The oral ulceration diminished in size, but an inflammatory tissue reaction persisted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Radiology, Center for Dental Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Chartié, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Westhausen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grünewald
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Pohle
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine