title: Cryptococcal prostatitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis usually affecting patients of immunodeficiency i.e. transplants recipients, patients on chemotherapy for neoplastic diseases and in those suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection. We report a 52-year old male suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) on chemotherapy who presented with fever and features of prostatism. Cryptococcus neoformans infection (CN) was diagnosed on aspiration of a prostatic nodule. Subsequent investigations revealed a disseminated involvement by cryptococcus. The case represents an unusual presentation of disseminated cryptococcosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents