Linfoadenitis criptococócica mesentérica: Una rara causa de abdomen agudo. Caso clínico / Mesenteric cryptococcal lymphadenitis: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 138(12): 1535-1538, dic. 2010. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycotic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an encapsulated, yeast-like fungus. It is considered an opportunist infection, since it mainly affects immunocompromised subjects. However there are isolated reports of the infection in immunocompetent subjects. Cryptococcal infection of intra-abdominal organs or tissues is extremely rare. We report a 21-year-old HIV positive male that, during the treatment of a meningeal cryptococcosis, presented a clinical picture of an acute abdomen suggesting acute appendicitis. The patient was operated, finding enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes forming conglomerates and a macroscopically normal appendix. The conglomerated lymph nodes and the appendix were excised. The pathological study of the surgical piece revealed an intra abdominal cryptococcal lymphadenitis and a normal appendix.
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Main subject:
Appendicitis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Cryptococcosis
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Abdomen, Acute
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Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de La Frontera/CL