Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient
Joint Authors
Calista, Franco
Tomei, Federica
Assalone, Pasquale
Traficante, Divina
Di Pilla, Gianni
Pepe, Carla
Di Lullo, Liberato
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a rare case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by Cryptococcus laurentii (C.
laurentii) infection in old patient with metastatic rectal cancer who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy.
C.
laurentii is an extremely rare human pathogen.
To the best of our knowledge, here, we report the first case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by C.
laurentii in a 74-year-old man with metastatic rectal cancer and hepatic metastases who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Calista, Franco& Tomei, Federica& Assalone, Pasquale& Traficante, Divina& Di Pilla, Gianni& Pepe, Carla…[et al.]. 2015. Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Calista, Franco…[et al.]. Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Calista, Franco& Tomei, Federica& Assalone, Pasquale& Traficante, Divina& Di Pilla, Gianni& Pepe, Carla…[et al.]. Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059251
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059251
