title: Retroperitoneal cryptococcoma in a case of disseminated cryptococcosis on antifungal maintenance therapy.
abstract: Cryptococcoma is a rare entity, characterized by solid, space-occupying masses, usually found in the brain. It has been reported in the setting of "paradoxical" immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. A case of retroperitoneal cryptococcoma in a HIV-infected woman with a clinical history of disseminated cryptococcosis on antifungal maintenance therapy is described.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit - Infectious Diseases Department, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo - University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 5, 27100 Pavia, Italy. giovanna.ferraioli@unipv.it
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferraioli
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavanna
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daffara
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sangiovanni
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Filice
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbarini
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents