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Document Details : Title: Cryptococcoma unresponsive to antifungal treatment in a 63-year-old non-HIV-infected male Author(s): COPPENS Y, KALALA JP, VAN ROOST D, VAN DEN BROECKE C, VOGELAERS D Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 61 Issue: 6 Date: 2006 Pages: 359-362 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.61.6.1002715 Abstract : Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection mainly due to Cryptococcus neoformans which has become increasingly prevalent in immunocompromised patients. The majority of patients with disseminated infection are immunocompromised due to AIDS, prolonged treatment with corticosteroids, organ transplantation, or malignancy. Invasive cryptococcal infection is rare in healthy immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of cerebral cryptococcoma in a previously healthy individual with development of meningitis and multiple intracerebral lesions in spite of persistently negative cultures and refractory to conventional antifungal therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed by two independent anatomopathological examinations. |
