Cryptococcosis: involvement of more than one system.
We report a 37-year-old female patient with pulmonary cryptococcosis who presented with a one week old history of cough and fever. Within a week of admission, she developed cryptococcal meningitis and 5 months later cryptococcomas of the brain were detected. She was successfully treated with 2 courses of amphotericin-B at an interval of 5 months. 5-flucytosine was also administered initially along with amphotericin-B. The pulmonary lesions resolved completely whereas the cryptococcomas reduced in number.
Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, B.J. Medical College, Pune.
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003453:Cryptococcosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications*