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Disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent child

Author(s) -

Bhawna Jain,

Debdas Bose,

Rajat Mondal,

Sarbani Chattopadhyay

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

turkish journal of pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 1309-5730

pISSN - 1018-5615

DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01230

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , lymph node , pathology , cerebrospinal fluid , medicine , lymph node biopsy , cryptococcosis , cryptococcus , acid fast , skin biopsy , biopsy , cryptococcus neoformans , periodic acid–schiff stain , dermatology , sputum , biology , staining , microbiology and biotechnology

A case of disseminated cryptococcus infection in an immunocompetent host is described. The present case attests to the importance of using a cautious approach for the diagnosis of granulomatous lymphadenitis. The patient was initially misdiagnosed and treated as disseminated tuberculosis. Later the patient developed visual loss and skin lesions. Periodic Acid Schiff stained sections of lymph node biopsy and cerebrospinal fluid culture established the diagnosis.

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