Cryptococcal prostatitis in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with fluconazole.
A 55-year-old man with Behçet's disease presented acute urinary retention due to Cryptococcus neoformans infection of the prostate. The disease was localized to the prostate. The infection was successfully treated only with fluconazole. The patient remains well without evidence of systemic or local infection at 32 months.
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Department of Urology, Houju Memorial Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan.
Ohkawa
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Yamaguchi
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Hirata
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Matsubara
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole