scholarly journals P5‐147: Pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised patient diagnosed by cryobiopsy

Respirology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (S3) ◽  
pp. 219-219
CHEST Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 95S
Author(s):  
Hassan F. Nadrous ◽  
Vera Antonios ◽  
Christine Terrell ◽  
Jay H. Ryu

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Awari ◽  
Aditya S. Shah ◽  
Amber M. Sexton ◽  
Matthew A. Sexton

Management of infections in the immunocompromised patient requires unique considerations that are not typically seen in the immunocompetent. Immunocompromised hosts require a broad set of differential diagnoses when presenting with febrile illness involving a wide variety of microbiology. Moreover, fungal infections are common, and cotreatment of fungal and bacterial infections occurs with regularity. Fungal coinfection, however, is rare. Here, we describe a patient with Aspergillus and recurrent Cryptococcus neoformans coinfection following completion of treatment for pulmonary cryptococcosis.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Portillo ◽  
Shyam Allamaneni ◽  
Richard Goodman

UNSTRUCTURED Cunninghamella species are an extremely rare cause of fungal infections. The usual mode of transmission is through inhalation however rare cases of cutaneous spread have been reported. The objective of this clinical case report is to highlight the uniqueness of which the patient acquired the infection, the progression, and control of it. A 57-year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was found to have an abscess next to his peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line. The abscess culture grew back Cunninghamella and was debrided and treated with a novel antifungal. The fungal infection was controlled and the total timeframe took 28 days. Rapid recognition and prompt treatment demonstrate the prevention of rapidly progressive angioinvasian and further systemic complications. This case also proves that a novel antifungal may be appropriate in controlling the spread of Cunninghamella species.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1281
Author(s):  
Masaya Taniwaki ◽  
Masahiro Yamasaki ◽  
Nobuhisa Ishikawa ◽  
Kazuma Kawamoto ◽  
Noboru Hattori

1958 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 402-410
Author(s):  
Manuel White ◽  
L.S. Arany

Author(s):  
Laura Ciuffreda ◽  
José M. Lorenzo Salazar ◽  
Julia Alcoba-Florez ◽  
Héctor Rodriguez-Pérez ◽  
Helena Gil-Campesino ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Rana Swed-Tobia ◽  
Imad Kassis ◽  
Suhair Hanna ◽  
Moran Szwarcwort-Cohen ◽  
Sara Dovrat ◽  
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