Abstract A 53-year-old man, a pigeon fancier, with long-standing asthma, treated for years
with systemic corticosteroids, developed a fast-growing mass on his right wrist. The …

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a frequent pathogen in patients infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). We review the initial presentation and clinical course of 18 …

Three immunocompromised patients presented with cellulitis as the primary manifestation of
cryptococcal disease. Two were recipients of cadaveric renal transplants who were …

We retrospectively carried out a descriptive and prognostic study of 76 human
immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with cryptococcosis diagnosed by a positive …

Abstract Note from Dr. Merle A. Sande-The Cryptococcus has become a major cause of
meningitis in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the …

We describe three cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) complicated by
disseminated crypto-coccosis with gastrointestinal involvement. The stomach, duodenum …

Primary cutaneous cryptococcal infection is uncommon. The cutaneous manifestations are
most often the result of dissemination from the central nervous system or lung, usually in an …

A case is reported in a 31-yr-old man with AIDS, Pneumocystis pneumonia and Candida
oesophagitis. A CT scan also revealed cerebral masses. Ketoconazole therapy was initiated …

Cryptococcosis is the name given to an infection having local and/or systemic lesions
caused by the yeast-like organism Cryptococcus neoformans, formerly known as Torula …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an important fungal pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the occurrence of Cryptococcus …