Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Perforated Appendicitis and Initially Misdiagnosed as Histoplasmosis. Issue 3 (May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaplan-Lewis, Emma; Robins, Daniel; Welinsky, Sara; Lee, Mikyung; MacKay, Richard; Ko, Mabel; Zhu, Hongfa; Hamula, Camille L.A.
• Is Part Of: Infectious diseases in clinical practice. Volume 24:Issue 3(2016:May)
• Publication Date: 2016-05
• Subjects: disseminated cryptococcosis -- HIV -- acute appendicitis -- fungal appendicitis; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000326
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-9103

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Appendicitis as the initial manifestation of cryptococcus infection is unreported in the literature. This case further illustrates the diagnostic challenge of histopathology to identify a common fungal pathogen in an atypical location.