Cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the skull in a patient with transient lymphopenia.
Cryptococcus neoformans is a rarely reported cause for osteomyelitis. We report an extremely unusual case of calvarial cryptococcal osteomyelitis in a 42-year-old sub-optimally immunocompetent male. This case discusses the atypical presentations of cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients and its importance of early diagnosis.
Department of Neurology and Medicine, Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India. drjbagadi@gmail.com
J B
JB
Agadi
Naseer Ahmed
NA
Madni
Veena
V
Nanjappa
H K
HK
Govindaiah
D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods