title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to Cryptococcus albidus pneumonia: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Although cryptococcal infections due to Cryptococcus neoformans are frequently reported in the immunosuppressed patients, infections related to other Cryptococcus spp. are rarely reported. We are reporting a case of pulmonary infection and ARDS due to C. albidus in a patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy because of Still's disease. The diagnosis was made by tissue biopsy and culture. The patient responded to treatment with amphotericin B lipid complex 400 mg/day. The case is significant in that it reminds of yeasts as a cause of community acquired infection in the immunosuppressed patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Hacetteppe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burnik
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Altintas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozkaya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Serter
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Selçuk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuenca-Estrella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Topeli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B