Disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with pituitary Cushing's disease.
Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with cell-mediated immunity disorders. A case of disseminated cryptococcosis, in a patient with pituitary Cushing's disease, is reported. Cultures of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and aspirates of a skin lesion all grew Cryptococcus neoformans. Despite antifungal treatment, with amphotericin-B, the patient died within 3 weeks.
Kang
Cheol-In
CI
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.
Kim
Sung Han
SH
Kim
Hong Bin
HB
Oh
Myoung-don
MD
Kim
Seong Yeon
SY
Choe
Kang-Won
KW
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B