Korean J Intern Med.
2003 Sep;18(3):199-201.
Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing's Disease
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. mdohmd@snu.ac.kr
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.
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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
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