Cerebral Lymphoma in Immunocompetent Host

Mycetoma is a disfiguring, chronic granulomatous infection which affects the skin and the underlying subcutaneous tissue. We present an atypical case of recurrent mycetoma without ulceration, in a 35-year-old immunocompetent male caused byScedosporium apiospermumsensu stricto andMadurella grisea, occurring at two separate anatomical sites.

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Strongyloides Colitis in an Immunocompetent Host Transmitted Through Sexual Contact: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Clinical Pathology ◽

10.1093/ajcp/138.suppl1.101 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 138 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. A106-A106

Author(s):

Jaclyn F. Hechtman ◽

Mohammad Raoufi ◽

Michael Diaz ◽

James George ◽

Hongfa Zhu

Keyword(s):

Sexual Contact ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Immunocompetent Host

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Primary Cerebral Lymphoma and Glioblastoma Multiforme: Differences in Diffusion Characteristics Evaluated with Diffusion Tensor Imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology ◽

10.3174/ajnr.a0872 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 471-475 ◽

Cited By ~ 149

Author(s):

C.-H. Toh ◽

M. Castillo ◽

A.M.-C. Wong ◽

K.-C. Wei ◽

H.-F. Wong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diffusion Tensor Imaging ◽

Glioblastoma Multiforme ◽

Diffusion Tensor ◽

Cerebral Lymphoma ◽

Primary Cerebral Lymphoma ◽

Diffusion Characteristics

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Polymicrobial Sepsis in an Immunocompetent Host due to Self Injection of Urine

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases ◽

10.4103/0974-777x.83545 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 322

Author(s):

Senthilkumaran Subramanian ◽

Sweni Shah ◽

Balamurugan Namasivayam ◽

Thirumalaikolundusubramanian Ponniah

Keyword(s):

Polymicrobial Sepsis ◽

Immunocompetent Host

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Case Report: A Great Mimicker of Neoplasm: Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Host After High-Altitude Descent

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh.21-0238 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Keely Johnson ◽

Umaima Dhamrah ◽

Aisha Amin ◽

Joseph Masci

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

High Altitude ◽

Acid Fast Bacillus ◽

Chest Imaging ◽

Immunocompetent Host ◽

Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis ◽

Radiological Findings ◽

Travel History ◽

Fluconazole Therapy

Cryptococcus exposure in certain global regions is common and yet virulence in the immunocompetent host remains rare. Radiological findings of pulmonary cryptococcosis may include nonspecific lung nodules or masses indistinguishable from lung cancer or pulmonary tuberculosis. We present a case of an immunocompetent diabetic female who presented with progressively worsening pleuritic chest pain and cough with travel between Tibet and New York 2 months earlier. Chest imaging demonstrated a large lobulated mass, acid-fast bacillus smears were negative, and our patient underwent pulmonary biopsy, which grew rare budding yeast later confirmed by mucicarmine staining as Cryptococcus. Our patient was successfully treated with fluconazole therapy. We hypothesize that the high altitude of Tibet may allow for clinical latency followed by symptomatic reactivation on descent. A raised index of suspicion for pulmonary cryptococcosis with careful attention to travel history is expected to facilitate timely diagnosis.

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