Cryptococcal retropharyngeal abscess.
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes a variety of diseases in immunosuppressed patients. We describe a patient with sarcoidosis and odynophagia admitted with a large retropharyngeal abscess. Aspiration showed budding yeast and culture identified C. neoformans, confirmed by D2 large subunit rRNA gene sequencing.
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, 333 Cedar Street PO Box 208022, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Rita.Das@yale.edu
Rituparna
R
Das
Kenneth L
KL
Muldrew
William E
WE
Posligua
John M
JM
Boyce
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents