title: Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child.
abstract: A case of disseminated cryptococcus infection in an immunocompetent host is described. The present case attests to the importance of using a cautious approach for the diagnosis of granulomatous lymphadenitis. The patient was initially misdiagnosed and treated as disseminated tuberculosis. Later the patient developed visual loss and skin lesions. Periodic Acid Schiff stained sections of lymph node biopsy and cerebrospinal fluid culture established the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.
authors.forename: Bhawna Bhutoria
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Debdas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Sarbani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis