title: Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient.
abstract: We present a rare case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by Cryptococcus laurentii (C. laurentii) infection in old patient with metastatic rectal cancer who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy. C. laurentii is an extremely rare human pathogen. To the best of our knowledge, here, we report the first case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by C. laurentii in a 74-year-old man with metastatic rectal cancer and hepatic metastases who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2592-1979
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calista
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1743-1478
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Assalone
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Divina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7420-0238
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Traficante
authors.affiliation: Radiology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Pilla
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pathology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, ASReM, "F. Veneziale Hospital Isernia", Via S. Ippolito No. 1, 86170 Isernia, Italy.
authors.forename: Liberato
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Lullo