Antecedentes: El recuento de unidades formadoras de colonia (UFC) de Cryptococcus en el líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) sería un marcador fiable para el pronóstico del paciente y una herramienta simple y económica. Objetivo: Evaluar la utilidad del recuento de UFC de Cryptococcus spp. ...
La criptococosis es la micosis sistémica más frecuente entre los pacientes con HIV SIDA. Su prevalencia oscila entre el 5% y el 25%, de acuerdo con la región geográfica que se considere. La localización habitual de esta micosis en el paciente VIH es el sistema nervioso central (SNC). La diseminació...
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and the closely related species C. gattii. The severe form of the disease, cryptococcal meningitis (CM), is rapidly fatal without treatment. Although typically a disease of immunocompromised (especially HIV-positive) individua...
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, caused by genus Cryptococcus, presenting with meningitis, pneumonia, and skin lesions. Cutaneous presentation can be varied, but specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (iatrogenically immunocompromised), crypto...
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection of opportunistic behavior that is unusual in immunocompetent patients. We report a rare case of disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent individual. During hospitalization, Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from skin lesions...
Introducción: la meningitis/meningoencefalitis criptococócica es una forma infrecuente de infección del sistema nervioso central, producida por Cryptococcus neoformans.
Objetivo: mostrar la respuesta neuroinmunológica, a través del reibergrama, en un paciente con meningoencefalitis crónica por Cry...
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that tends to affect immunocompromised individuals. The fungi are mostly acquired by inhalation, which leads to an initial pulmonary infection. Later, other organs - such as the central nervous system and the skin - can be af...
