Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to Cryptococcus albidus pneumonia:: Case report and review of the literature

被引：20

作者：

Burnik, C.

Altintas, N. D.

Oezkaya, G.

Serter, T.

Selcuk, Z. T.

Firat, P.

Arikan, S.

Cuenca-Estrella, M.

Topeli, A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Med Intens Care Unit, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[2] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Chest Dis, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[3] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Infect Dis, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[4] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[5] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pathol, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[6] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol & Clin Microbiol, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey

[7] Natl Ctr Microbiol, Dept Mycol, Madrid, Spain

来源：

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY | 2007年 / 45卷 / 05期

关键词：

Cryptococcus albidus; pneumonia; acute respiratory distress syndrome;

D O I：

10.1080/13693780701386015

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：469 / 473

页数：5

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