Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing`s Disease
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Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing’s Disease
Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with cell-mediated immunity disorders. A case of disseminated cryptococcosis, in a patient with pituitary Cushing's disease, is reported. Cultures of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and aspirates of a skin lesion all grew Cryptococcus neoformans. Despite antifungal treatment, with amphotericin-B, the patient died within 3 weeks.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2003.18.3.199