[Palpebral cryptococcosis: case report].
This paper is about a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome empirically treated for miliary tuberculosis. During the clinical evolution the patient presented lesions compromising the right eyelid and tarsal conjunctiva. The initial diagnostic hypothesis was ocular tuberculosis with conjunctival and eyelid involvement. The biopsy of the conjunctival lesion identified an encapsulated yeast-like fungus: Criptococcus neoformans. After starting treatment with B anfotericin, the cutaneus lesions cleared.
Souza
Murilo Barreto
MB
Departamento de Oftalmologia e Otorrinolaringologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. murilobarreto@ig.com.br
Melo
Carlos Sergio Nascimento
CS
Silva
Cristiana Silveira
CS
Santo
Ruth Miyuki
RM
Matayoshi
Suzana
S
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans