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Cryptococcus gattii meningitis complicated by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an apparent immunocompetent host in Malaysia

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022
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, Syarul Hafiz Mohd Shah, Jia Yin Lio, Norazlah Bahari, Anuradha P. Radhakrishnan   +4 more
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Donor Dilemma: A National Simulation‐Based Case Curriculum for Teaching Donor Call Decision‐Making in Infectious Diseases Trainees

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
An asynchronous donor‐call case‐based progressive disclosure curriculum was feasible and valued across diverse ID and TID training programs. ID and TID trainees reported improved confidence in their clinical reasoning and ability to evaluate donor‐suitability, supporting this educational approach to address a training gap.
Robert Sean Tyler, Rachel B. Colven, Alexandra G. Mills, Drew W. Charles, Ruth O. Adekunle, Divisha Sharma, Yosra Alkabab, Scott R. Curry, Ricardo M. La Hoz, Courtney E. Harris   +9 more
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Cryptococcosis in Gilbert's and long-nosed potoroo [PDF]

, 2007
Two cases of fatal cryptococcosis are described, one of Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) and one of Cryptococcus gattii infection in a long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus). The diagnoses were confirmed by
Horwitz, A.M., Forshaw, D., Warren, K.S., Friend, J.A., Malik, R., Vitali, S.D., Krockenberger, M.B., Vaughan, R.J., Payne, K.L., Main, C., Eden, P.A.   +10 more
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Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Presenting as Endobronchial Lesions in a Patient under Corticosteroid Treatment [PDF]

, 2007
We report a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised patient who had focal endobronchial lesions. When we first examined her, she complained of a productive cough that had lasted for two months. Seventeen months prior to this examination,
Yanagihara, Katsunori, Kakeya, Hiroshi, Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu, Kohno, Shigeru, Izumikawa, Kohichi, Hirakata, Yoichi, Inoue, Yuichi, Sawai, Toyomitsu   +7 more
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Identification of risk factors for disseminated cryptococcosis in non-hiv patients: a retrospective analysis

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Objective This study aimed to investigate the potential risk factors associated with disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-negative individuals. Methods A total of 106 HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal disease were enrolled.
Fan Zhang, Yiqing Zhou, Xiaoqi Tang, Minghui Li   +3 more
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Chronic disseminated cryptococcosis without meningeal involvement in a severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected patient successfully treated with fluconazole

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022
A 43-year-old female with advanced HIV infection presented with two chronic skin lesions. Cutaneous cryptococcosis was confirmed and pulmonary cryptococcosis was suspected.
Tatiane da Silveira Yonekura, Soraya Devi Macedo, Fernanda Gonçalves Moya, José Ernesto Vidal   +3 more
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Invasive Fungal Infections in Heart Transplants: A 10‐Year, Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study From Subtropical Australia

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
In this 10‐year retrospective cohort study of heart transplant recipients in subtropical Australia, we characterize the incidence and microbiological profile of invasive fungal infections, highlighting the underappreciated burden of late‐onset and non‐Aspergillus mold infections and the potential underdiagnosis of polymicrobial disease.
Angus Lane, Karen Hay, John McNamara, Alex Chaudhuri, Andrew Burke, Robert Horvath, Maryam Khorramshahi Bayat, Kanthi Vemuri   +7 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis misdiagnosed as smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis with fatal consequences. [PDF]

, 2010
HIV-associated pulmonary cryptococcosis is under diagnosed, and may progress to fatal meningoencephalitis. We present a case of HIV-associated pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection, initially mis-diagnosed as smear-negative pulmonary TB, which ...
Harrison, Thomas S, Wainwright, Helen, Rebe, Kevin, Helen Wainwright, Thomas S. Harrison, Meintjes, Graeme, Graeme Meintjes, Jarvis, Joseph N., Harrison, Thomas S., Joseph N. Jarvis, Jarvis, Joseph N, Kevin Rebe   +11 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, Liang Xiong, Xin-Liang He, Fan Yu, Qin Xia, Qiong Zhou   +5 more
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Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease as a Clinical Signal of Host Vulnerability in Advanced Myelofibrosis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT An 82‐year‐old woman with JAK2‐mutated myelofibrosis who developed hemoptysis after initiation of ruxolitinib. She presented with anemia and ground‐glass opacities and was treated with antibiotics. She was readmitted with worsening respiratory symptoms. Sputum cultures yielded Mycobacterium avium.
Mataichi Sekiya, Kalkidan Yekuno, Ishan Ghumare, Marina Margulis   +3 more
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