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01-12-2021 | Amphotericin B | Brief Report
Cryptococcal infection of the colon in a patient without concurrent human immunodeficiency infection: a case report and literature review
Authors:
Alvaro Quincho-Lopez, Noah Kojima, John M. Nesemann, Rogger Verona-Rubio, Dina Carayhua-Perez
Published in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Issue 12/2021
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Abstract
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that is rarely reported in patients without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, especially when the central nervous system (CNS) or pulmonary system is not involved. We report a case of isolated colonic cryptococcosis without disseminated disease in a 64-year-old immunocompetent woman without HIV infection who presented with chronic diarrhea and no episodes of fever or weight loss. The diagnosis was based on histopathology examination. Furthermore, we performed a literature review showing that few reports have been published so far and in the case of colonic cryptococcal infection, the prognosis is favorable among HIV-uninfected patients.