[Cryptococcal mastitis after corticosteroid therapy].
We described a case of cryptococcal mastitis in a 46 years old female patient receiving corticosteroids for sarcoidosis. There was radiological pulmonary deterioration and a cystic lesion was found in the left breast. The mycosis was diagnosed by histopathology and cryptococcal antigens. We emphasized the sarcoid granuloma diagnostic's dilemma an the rare manifestation of cryptococcal infection as mastitis.
Ramos-Barbosa
Sória
S
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Guazzelli
Luciana Silva
LS
Severo
Luiz Carlos
LC
D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone