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Unusual morphologies of Cryptococcus spp. in tissue specimens: report of 10 cases / Histopatologia, sorologia e cultivo no diagnóstico da criptococose
Gazzoni, Alexandra Flávia; Oliveira, Flávio de Mattos; Salles, Emily Ferreira; Mayayo, Emilio; Guarro, Josep; Capilla, Javier; Severo, Luiz Carlos.
Affiliation
  • Gazzoni, Alexandra Flávia; Rovira i Virgili University. Medical School. Pathologic Anatomy Unit. Reus. ES
  • Oliveira, Flávio de Mattos; Santa Casa-Complexo Hospitalar. Mycology Laboratory. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Salles, Emily Ferreira; Santa Casa-Complexo Hospitalar. Department of Pathology. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Mayayo, Emilio; Rovira i Virgili University. Medical School. Pathologic Anatomy Unit. Reus. ES
  • Guarro, Josep; Rovira i Virgili University. Medical School. Microbiology Unit. Reus. ES
  • Capilla, Javier; Rovira i Virgili University. Medical School. Microbiology Unit. Reus. ES
  • Severo, Luiz Carlos; Santa Casa-Complexo Hospitalar. Mycology Laboratory. Porto Alegre. BR
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;52(3): 145-149, May-June 2010. ilus, tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-550345
Responsible library: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Ten cases of cryptococcosis due to unusual microscopic forms of Cryptococcus sp. observed over a twenty-eight year period (1981-2009) are presented. The most important clinicopathological and laboratory data are tabulated. The uncommon forms of cryptococcal cells given are structures resembling germ tube (one case), chains of budding yeasts (one case), pseudohyphae (two cases) and nonencapsulated yeast-like organisms (eight cases). The diagnosis was based on the histopathological findings. The causative organism was isolated and identified in seven cases; five were due to C. neoformans, and two to C. gattii. In addition, the importance of using staining histochemical techniques - Grocott's silver stain (GMS), Mayer's mucicarmine stain (MM) and Fontana-Masson stain (FM) - in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis is argued.
RESUMO
A criptococose é a mais comum infecção fúngica oportunística observada em pacientes com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (AIDS). Relatamos 13 casos da infecção baseados no diagnóstico histopatológico, sorológico e cultivo. Foram analisadas a epidemiologia, as técnicas histoquímicas básicas de hematoxilina-eosina (HE) e coloração pela prata (GMS), bem como as técnicas histoquímicas especiais de mucicarmim de Mayer (MM) e Fontana-Masson (FM), o teste do antígeno criptocóccico (CrAg) e o isolamento em cultivos em ágar-Sabouraud (SAB), ágar infusão de cérebro-coração (BHI) e meio com canavanina azul de bromotimol (CGB). Em quatro casos, resultados tintoriais insatisfatórios pela coloração de MM associados a títulos negativos pelo teste do CrAg, a coloração de FM confirmou a infecção pelo Cryptococcus deficiente de cápsula. Oito isolados foram identificados seis casos apresentaram a infecção por Cryptococcus neoformans e dois casos apresentaram a infecção por Cryptococcus gattii.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Cryptococcosis / Cryptococcus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2010 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil / Spain Country of publication: Brazil
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Cryptococcosis / Cryptococcus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2010 Document type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil / Spain Country of publication: Brazil