Des cryptocoques où on ne les attend pas : à propos de cinq cas extracérébraux et extrapulmonaires [Cryptococcus where they are not expected: Five case reports of extra-cerebral and extra-pulmonary cryptococcosis].

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_36AF0BCCDDBB
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
Des cryptocoques où on ne les attend pas : à propos de cinq cas extracérébraux et extrapulmonaires [Cryptococcus where they are not expected: Five case reports of extra-cerebral and extra-pulmonary cryptococcosis].
Journal
Annales De Pathologie
Author(s)
Cazorla A., Alanio A., Bretagne S., Polivka M., Shaar-Chneker C., Kaci R., Brouland J.P., Chrétien F., Jouvion G.
ISSN
0242-6498 (Print)
ISSN-L
0242-6498
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
35
Number
6
Pages
479-485
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; English Abstract ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Cryptococcosis is a serious infection, possibly lethal, of worldwide distribution. It mainly affects immunosuppressed patients resulting with pulmonary and/or meningeal involvements or disseminated infections. Due to the rarity of visceral and osseous infections, and to the absence of specific clinical symptoms, this diagnosis is often deferred. Resulting of diagnostic errors, samples are often directed to the department of pathology and more rarely to the department of mycology. Histopathological examination appears crucial, highlighting encapsulated yeasts with alcian blue staining. Once the diagnosis is performed, an appropriate antifungal therapy must be quickly introduced because these infections are associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of our work was to report five extra-cerebral and extra-pulmonary cryptococcosis cases, to describe their histopathological features, to evoke diagnostic techniques and to discuss the differential diagnoses.
Keywords
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/microbiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/pathology, Adult, Biopsy, Cryptococcosis/complications, Cryptococcosis/pathology, Cryptococcus/isolation & purification, Dermatomycoses/microbiology, Dermatomycoses/pathology, Discitis/microbiology, Discitis/pathology, Hepatitis B, Chronic/complications, Humans, Liver Abscess/microbiology, Liver Abscess/pathology, Lymphatic Diseases/microbiology, Lymphatic Diseases/pathology, Male, Meningitis, Cryptococcal/complications, Organ Specificity, Retrospective Studies, Sacrum/microbiology, Sacrum/pathology
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Web of science
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