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Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient in the Southeastern United States
Joint Authors
Amburgy, John W.
Miller, Joseph H.
Ditty, Benjamin J.
Vande Lune, Patrick
Muhammad, Shaaf
Fisher, Winfield S.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cryptococcal infections are seen throughout the United States in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.
The most common form is C.
neoformans.
In the Northwestern United States, C.
gattii has received considerable attention secondary to increased virulence resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.
There are no cases in the extant literature describing a patient with C.
gattii requiring neurosurgical intervention in Alabama.
A middle-aged immunocompetent male with no recent travel or identifiable exposure presented with meningitis secondary to C.
gattii.
The patient underwent 12 lumbar punctures and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and required 83 days of inpatient therapy with 5-flucytosine and amphotericin B.
The patient was found to have multiple intracranial lesions and a large intramedullary spinal cryptococcoma within his conus.
Following an almost 3-month hospitalization the patient required treatment with oral voriconazole for one year.
In the United States meningitis caused by C.
gattii infection is not isolated to the Northwestern region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amburgy, John W.& Miller, Joseph H.& Ditty, Benjamin J.& Vande Lune, Patrick& Muhammad, Shaaf& Fisher, Winfield S.. 2016. Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient in the Southeastern United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101025
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Amburgy, John W.…[et al.]. Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient in the Southeastern United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101025
American Medical Association (AMA)
Amburgy, John W.& Miller, Joseph H.& Ditty, Benjamin J.& Vande Lune, Patrick& Muhammad, Shaaf& Fisher, Winfield S.. Cryptococcus gattii in an Immunocompetent Patient in the Southeastern United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101025
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101025