Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing's Disease.
- Author:
Cheol In KANG
1
;
Sung Han KIM
;
Hong Bin KIM
;
Myoung don OH
;
Seong Yeon KIM
;
Kang Won CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. mdohmd@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cryptococcosis;
Cushing syndrome
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B/therapeutic use;
Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use;
Brain/microbiology/pathology/radiography;
Cryptococcosis/*complications/drug therapy/radiography;
Cushing Syndrome/*complications/microbiology;
Fatal Outcome;
Female;
Human;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Pituitary Diseases/*complications/microbiology/radiography
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2003;18(3):199-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
