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Plasma exchange for disseminated cryptococcosis
Acute renal failure is frequent in HIV-infected patients and may be related to HIV-associated nephropathy, drugs, or opportunistic infections. We report a peculiar case of disseminated cryptococcosis complicated by acute renal failure associated with ...
Bollee, G. +9 more
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Disseminated Cryptococcosis After Liver Transplant
: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the Basidiomycota Cryptococcus neoformans (Cryptococcus gattii), which affects immunosuppressed patients and less frequently immunocompetent patients.
Muñoz Maya, Octavio Germán +6 more
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Disseminated Cryptococcosis Initially Presenting as Cellulitis in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient [PDF]
Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans often occurs in immunocompromised hosts. It is usually acquired by invasion of the respiratory tract, and then the organisms may spread hematogenously to other viscera, mainly the central nervous system.
Chiao-Lin Chuang +13 more
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ABSTRACT Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) pose a significant global health challenge, particularly in developing countries. Neonates are highly vulnerable due to underdeveloped immune systems and immature physical barriers, a risk amplified by poor hygiene and limited healthcare access in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), leading to an ...
Alex Odoom +4 more
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Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Cryptococcus neoformans is ubiquitous encapsulated yeast found throughout the world. It predominantly causes significant infections in immunocompromised individuals, of which 80–90% occur in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
C. S. Sheeladevi +3 more
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Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child [PDF]
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.
Bhawna Bhutoria JAİN +3 more
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Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii. Cryptococcus causes a wide range of diseases, ranging from asymptomatic pulmonary lesions to disseminated disease involving the central nervous system,
Chee Yik Chang +4 more
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Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of antibiotic resistance dissemination. The cycle reinforces how anthropogenic inputs, such as sewage, animal dung, hospital effluent, and agricultural runoff bring resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues into soil and water.
Punam Chowdhury +3 more
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Abstract A 1‐year‐old, female, spayed, mixed‐breed dog was examined by a referring veterinarian for a 1‐week history of sneezing, bilateral mucoid nasal discharge, mild bilateral ocular discharge and stertor. During rhinoscopy, a plant awn foreign body was removed, but upper respiratory signs persisted. Computed tomography of the head revealed findings
Glynn Woods +4 more
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Miliary pulmonary cryptococcosis
A 32-year-old HIV positive male presents with fevers and a non-productive cough. Initial X-ray and subsequent computerised tomography of the chest shows a bilateral miliary pattern of pulmonary infiltration highly suggestive of disseminated tuberculosis.
Shane Kelly, Deborah Marriott
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