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When infection masquerades as cancer: a case report of disseminated cryptococcosis

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Introduction Disseminated cryptococcosis is a rare and serious fungal infection, typically seen in immunocompromised individuals. Its presentation in immunocompetent patients is uncommon and can mimic malignancies, such as lymphoproliferative disorders ...
Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Amit Tekeshwar Turkar   +1 more
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Successful management of cryptococcosis of the bilateral adrenal glands and liver by unilateral adrenalectomy with antifungal agents: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background Cryptococcus species usually affect the central nervous system and lungs in immunocompromised hosts. Although the adrenal glands can be involved in disseminated cryptococcosis, primary adrenal insufficiency caused by the fungal infection is ...
Matsuda Yayoi, Kawate Hisaya, Okishige Yuka, Abe Ichiro, Adachi Masahiro, Ohnaka Keizo, Satoh Naoichi, Inokuchi Junichi, Tatsugami Katsunori, Naito Seiji, Nomura Masatoshi, Takayanagi Ryoichi   +11 more
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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, Cavalcanti, Sonia, Duarte, Alberto J. S., Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso, Grumach, Anete S. G., Moraes-Vasconcelos, Dewton, Pinhal, Cinthia, Rocha, Katya C., Toscano, Matheus, Valenti, Vitor E., Vidal, Monica S. M.   +10 more
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An Update on Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant infection‐related complication in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), the incidence of which has not changed overtime. With a focus on studies and data published after 2019, this narrative review provides an update on the epidemiology and prevention of IFIs in SOTRs and highlights ...
Tina Marinelli, Shahid Husain
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Disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent child [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2016
Cryptococcus is a ubiquitous fungus and is known for causing meningitis and cutaneous infections in immunocompromised individuals. Disseminated cryptococcal infection is very rare and almost always found to occur in immunocompromised individuals especially in persons infected with HIV.
Noora, Saeed, Hena A, Ansari, Nazoora, Khan, Mohsin, Aijaz   +3 more
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Surgical treatment of an intracranial Cryptococcus granuloma in a cat

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Summary A 4‐year‐old, female, neutered, domestic short‐haired cat presented with an acute onset of progressive compulsive pacing and obtundation. General physical examination revealed a crusty nasal discharge, with neurological examination showing a forebrain localisation.
Guido Bertoldi, Elsa Beltran, Marta Gruarin, Deepa Cavalli‐Sforza Guitart, Joe Fenn   +4 more
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Cryptic Secret behind an Ulcer: A Rare Case of Primary Localized Cutaneous Cryptococcosis

Clinical Dermatology Review
Cutaneous cryptococcosis is an infection caused by an encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, which can be classified as primary or secondary depending on route of infection. The disease can also be classified as localized cutaneous cryptococcosis or
Mohan Hebbur Naraharirao, MK Suhail Khan, Shilpa Kanathur, Eswari Loganathan   +3 more
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Dating the Cryptococcus gattii Dispersal to the North American Pacific Northwest. [PDF]

, 2018
The emergence of Cryptococcus gattii, previously regarded as a predominantly tropical pathogen, in the temperate climate of the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) in 1999 prompted several questions.
Bodo Wanke, Chandler C. Roe, Colleen Lysen, Crystal M. Hepp, David M. Engelthaler, David P. Overy, Emilio DeBess, George R. Thompson, Hanna Oltean, J. Andrew Alspaugh, Jolene Bowers, Philippe J. Dufresne, Scott McBurney, Shawn R. Lockhart, Tom Chiller, Wieland Meyer   +15 more
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Cryptococcid Sweet Syndrome in the Setting of Hydralazine‐Induced ANCA Vasculitis: A Case Report

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, Volume 53, Issue 4, Page 356-361, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, also known as Sweet syndrome, is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by the rapid onset of painful, erythematous plaques or nodules with neutrophilic infiltrate on histology. Rarely, acellular bodies surrounded by vacuolated spaces have been noted within the neutrophilic infiltrate, mimicking ...
Jenna Vroman, Pelin Sagut, Kathryn Lynam, Amanda Ederle, Laura Winterfield   +4 more
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Disseminated cryptococcosis manifested as a single tumor in an immunocompetent patient, similar to the cutaneous primary forms [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that tends to affect immunocompromised individuals. The fungi are mostly acquired by inhalation, which leads to an initial pulmonary infection.
Danielle Mechereffe do Amaral, Ritha de Cássia Capelato Rocha, Luiz Euribel Prestes Carneiro, Dewton Moraes Vasconcelos, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu   +4 more
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