Concurrent Pulmonary and Cerebellar Cryptococcus Gattii Cryptococcoma in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient in Florida. (19th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Billings, Benjamin; Akhavan, Neeka; Vittor, Amy; Nagoshi, Ying
• Other Names: Dkhil Mohamed Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in infectious diseases. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04-19
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases; Infectious Disease Medicine; Communicable diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/5564520
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6625

Abstract

Abstract : Cryptococcus infection is caused by one of the two species, Cryptococcus neoformans, or the less common Cryptococcus gattii. While Cryptococcus neoformans commonly infects the immunocompromised population, Cryptococcus gattii has been seen more frequently in immunocompetent patients. Many seemingly immunocompetent patients, however, may have unidentified underlying immunodeficiencies. Recently, antigranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating (GM-CSF) antibodies have been identified as a risk factor for cryptococcosis. We describe a case of disseminated Cryptococcus gattii infection in a seemingly immunocompetent young man, who is found to have anti-GM-CSF antibodies.