Limbal and choroidal Cryptococcus infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
A 30-year-old patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had limbal nodules and multifocal choroidal lesions.


METHODS
A biopsy of the limbal nodules was performed.


RESULTS
The biopsy showed Cryptococcus neoformans surrounded by thick mucinous capsules without inflammatory cell infiltration.


CONCLUSIONS
In the differential diagnosis of limbal mass in patients with AIDS, cryptococcal infection should be considered.
Muccioli
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Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista School of Medicine, Brazil.
Belfort Júnior
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Neves
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Rao
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000209:etiology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B