Disseminated cryptococcosis resulting in miscarriage in a woman without other immunocompromise: a case report.
We present an unusual case of disseminated cryptococcosis involving the lungs, placenta, and gall bladder in an apparently immunocompetent pregnant woman. The infection resulted in spontaneous abortion. The patient's condition only improved after cholecystectomy and several weeks of antifungal therapy. An in-depth evaluation revealed no central nervous system involvement or immunocompromising condition other than pregnancy.
Pastagia
Mina
M
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. minapastagia@yahoo.com
Caplivski
Daniel
D
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents