Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease with Skeletal and Pulmonary Involvement

Disseminated lymphangiomatosis with skeletal involvement: detection with magnetic resonance lymphangiography.

Disseminated lymphangiomatosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by diffuse or multifocal proliferation of complex, irregular lymphatic channels involving soft tissue, viscera, retroperitoneum, eyes and the skeletal system. Currently, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasonography, and conventional radiography are the favored radiologic imaging modalities in assessing the ...

Disseminated coccidioidomycosis with multifocal musculoskeletal disease involvement

We report a rare case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with multifocal musculoskeletal involvement. The patient presented to the emergency department with left shoulder pain and swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging of the left shoulder revealed enhancing soft tissue masses, bony lesions, and fluid collections in and around the glenohumeral joint with involvement of the proximal humerus, gleno...

High Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenaemia and Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease Amongst Patients with Advanced HIV Disease in Pune, India

Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease in Non-HIV, Nontransplant Patient

Disseminated cryptococcal infection carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Typical patients include HIV individuals with advanced immunosuppression or solid organ or hematopoietic transplant recipients. We report a case of disseminated cryptococcal disease in a 72-year-old male who was immunocompromised with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and ongoing chemotherapy. The patient presented w...

Disseminated cryptococcal infection despite treatment for cryptococcal meningitis.

Case Reports (Dr R F Miller) Case 1 A 25 year old Caucasian heterosexual man was found to be HIV I antibody positive in July 1989, when he presented to another hospital with cryptococcal meningitis. At this time his CD4+ count was 190 (normal range = 350-2,200)/mm3. Investigations showed normal urea and electrolyte levels and liver function tests; CT of the head was normal. Blood and urine cult...