Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
1999 May;42(5):639-642.
Cryptococcal Infection Combined with Cholesteatoma
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. mjchoo@med.chung.ac.kr
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- Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeast-like organism causing opportunistic infection in the immunocompromized host. Men-ingitis is the most frequent manifestation and causes serious morbidity and mortality. Other sites are less commonly involved. There have been a few cases presenting hearing loss and vertigo as a result of the extension of meningitis through the internal auditory canal. Authors report a case of cryptococcal infection combined with cholesteatoma that developed in a 54-year-old woman who did not have either evidence of immunocompromised state or pathological signs of cryptococcal infection. Cryptococcus neoformans was incidentally found in the keratinized layer of cholesteatoma.
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