Retroperitoneal cryptococcoma in a case of disseminated cryptococcosis on antifungal maintenance therapy

Curr HIV Res. 2011 Jan;9(1):28-30. doi: 10.2174/157016211794582614.

Abstract

Cryptococcoma is a rare entity, characterized by solid, space-occupying masses, usually found in the brain. It has been reported in the setting of "paradoxical" immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. A case of retroperitoneal cryptococcoma in a HIV-infected woman with a clinical history of disseminated cryptococcosis on antifungal maintenance therapy is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Biopsy
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology*
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Microscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Retroperitoneal Space / microbiology*
  • Retroperitoneal Space / pathology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents