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An Unusual Case of Generalized Lymphadenopathy by Cryptococcus neoformans


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1 Department of Microbiology Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki, U.P,, India
2 Department of Microbiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India
3 Sri Ramchandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
4 Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India
5 Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India
     

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Incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common, life-threatening, opportunistic, fungal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Pulmonary, intestinal, bone marrow, and retinal involvement have also been described. There are very few reports of cryptococcal lymph node involvement. We report here a case of generalized lymphadenopathy by Cryptococcus neoformans in 37 years old male diagnosed by biopsy and culture of the involved lymph nodes.

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Biopsy, Cryptococcosis, Culture, Lymphadenopathy
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Authors

Vineeta Khare
Department of Microbiology Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki, U.P,, India
Prashant Gupta
Department of Microbiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India
Anurag Mehrotra
Sri Ramchandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Ajay Kumar Singh
Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India
Sanjay Mehrotra
Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P, India

Abstract


Incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common, life-threatening, opportunistic, fungal disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Pulmonary, intestinal, bone marrow, and retinal involvement have also been described. There are very few reports of cryptococcal lymph node involvement. We report here a case of generalized lymphadenopathy by Cryptococcus neoformans in 37 years old male diagnosed by biopsy and culture of the involved lymph nodes.

Keywords


Biopsy, Cryptococcosis, Culture, Lymphadenopathy

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