Criptococose cutânea causada por Cryptococcus gattii em um paciente sob corticoterapia crônica [PDF]
, 2010 Cryptococcus gattii é agente causador de uma micose endêmica que afeta principalmente os pulmões e o sistema nervoso central de pacientes imunocompetentes em regiões tropicais e subtropicais do globo. Relato de caso.
BACIOTTI, Maysa +5 more
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Cryptococcosis in hematology practice
Терапевтический архив, 2013 AIM: To study the clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis, its diagnostic features, and treatment results in patients with hemoblastoses/MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included adult patients with cryptococcosis treated at the Hematology Research ...
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Lymphocyte transformation assay for C neoformans antigen is not reliable for detecting cellular impairment in patients with Neurocryptococcosis [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Cryptococcus neoformans causes meningitis and disseminated infection in healthy individuals, but more commonly in hosts with defective immune responses.
Abreu, Luiz Carlos de +10 more
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Impact of routine cryptococcal antigen screening and targeted pre-emptive fluconazole therapy in antiretroviral naive HIV-infected adults with less than 100 CD4 cells/μL: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2018 Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening and targeted pre-emptive fluconazole in antiretroviral naive HIV-infected adults with less than 100 CD4 cells/μL seems promising to reduce the burden of cryptococcal meningitis (CM).
Bigna, JJ +9 more
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First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak [PDF]
, 2007 We report a case of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii which appears to have been acquired in the Puget Sound region, Washington State. Genotyping confirmed identity to the predominant Vancouver Island genotype.
Bartlett, K. +6 more
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Multiple cutaneous swellings in an immunocompetent host – cryptococcosis overlooked
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of cryptococcosis even among immunocompetent patients. We present a case of multiple subcutaneous swellings later developing into a non-healing ulcer caused by Cryptococcus in a 60 year-old ...
Kranthi Kosaraju +4 more
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A unique case report of endobronchial cryptococcosis and review of the literature
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by the yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Pulmonary cryptococcosis is typically identified as a single mass or as multiple nodules, while endobronchial lesions are quite rare.
Shi-Yuan Shuai +5 more
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Acta Médica del Centro, 2013 Cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic disease that may be overlooked and go undiagnosed if there is not enough knowledge and suspicion of its presence. As a result of this, it can be confused with other causes of meningoencephalitis, which favors therapeutic errors.
María de los Ángeles Martínez Jiménez +2 more
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Feline Cryptococcus in Malaysia: a first report [PDF]
, 2009 Cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a Domestic Shorthair cat showing upper respiratory signs of sneezing, stertorous, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharges and swelling over the frontal area and nasal bridge.
Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Rahim +3 more
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Developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine effective for cryptococcosis in a murine model
npj VaccinesCryptococcus neoformans is considered a critical fungal pathogen by the World Health Organization and developing a vaccine for cryptococcosis is a top priority.
Yeqi Li +3 more
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