Viswanathan Shanthakumar, Shanthi and Tai, Mei Ling Sharon and Rais Sanusi, Abdul and Sivalingam, Sivakumar and Zakai, Saad Bader (2017) Significant pulmonary disease burden in treatment resistant disseminated cryptococcal infection: A case report. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 33 (4). pp. 355-358. ISSN 0970-9134, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-017-0545-7.
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Cryptococcus neoformans causes severe disseminated infection in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of an immunocompetent adult male who presented with treatment-resistant central nervous system manifestations and significant pulmonary disease burden. Hematology and lumbar puncture were positive, aided by computerized tomography-guided histological confirmation. Despite medical therapy, there was inadequate resolution, and surgical resection was performed. On follow-up, investigations showed complete resolution, and the patient has remained disease-free at 5 years. This highlights the importance of looking for other sites in resistant cryptococcal meningitis and the value of cardiothoracic intervention for slowly resolving pulmonary cryptococcomas.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cryptococcal meningitis; Disseminated; Immunocompetent host |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2019 06:27 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2019 01:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/22842 |
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