title: First isolation of Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis from an immunocompromised patient with Lymphoma.
abstract: Cryptococcus species are known agents of opportunistic infections in healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Here we describe the first case of Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis causing bone marrow infection in an elderly Asian man with undiagnosed T cell lymphoma presenting with fever of unknown origin, pancytopenia, and exposure to chicken manure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Powel
authors.forename: Ash A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alizadeh
authors.forename: Indre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Budvytiene
authors.forename: Joanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schaenman
authors.forename: Niaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banaei
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D044466:Asian People; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002645:Chickens; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S