Open AccessSymptomatic duodenal cryptococcosis in HIV-infected individuals
Author(s) -
Mey León,
Jorge Alave,
Dalila Y. Martínez,
Beatriz Bustamante,
Martín Rodríguez,
Carlos Seas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical mycology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.004
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1460-2709
pISSN - 1369-3786
DOI - 10.3109/13693786.2011.563325
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , duodenitis , medicine , cryptococcus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , duodenum , mycosis , cryptococcus neoformans , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , stomach , gastritis
Gastrointestinal involvement is an uncommon manifestation of cryptococcosis and, consequently, there are very few reports that have described symptomatic duodenal involvement. We present three cases of Cryptococcus-associated duodenitis in HIV-positive patients and review the literature.
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