title: Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Toddler.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Immunodeficient children are more prone for invasive cryptococcal infections.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-year-old boy with disseminated cryptococcosis was evaluated for underlying immunodeficiency without success.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child was managed successfully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Immunocompetent children with disseminated cryptococcosis can present diagnostic or therapeutic challenge in resource-limited settings.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and *Pediatric Hemato-oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Neeraj Gupta, Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110 060, India. drneeraj1979@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Dhiren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Nita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents