Abstract
Although cryptococcal infections due to Cryptococcus neoformans are frequently reported in the immunosuppressed patients, infections related to other Cryptococcus spp. are rarely reported. We are reporting a case of pulmonary infection and ARDS due to C. albidus in a patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy because of Still's disease. The diagnosis was made by tissue biopsy and culture. The patient responded to treatment with amphotericin B lipid complex 400 mg/day. The case is significant in that it reminds of yeasts as a cause of community acquired infection in the immunosuppressed patients.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
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Biopsy
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Cryptococcosis / complications*
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Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
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Cryptococcosis / microbiology
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Cryptococcus / classification
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Cryptococcus / isolation & purification*
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Drug Combinations
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Humans
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Lung / microbiology
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Lung / pathology
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Male
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Phosphatidylcholines / therapeutic use
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Phosphatidylglycerols / therapeutic use
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Pneumonia / complications*
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Pneumonia / drug therapy
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Pneumonia / microbiology
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / drug therapy
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / microbiology
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Drug Combinations
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Phosphatidylcholines
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Phosphatidylglycerols
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liposomal amphotericin B
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Amphotericin B