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Current HIV Research

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ISSN (Print): 1570-162X
ISSN (Online): 1873-4251

Retroperitoneal Cryptococcoma in a Case of Disseminated Cryptococcosis on Antifungal Maintenance Therapy

Author(s): Giovanna Ferraioli, Caterina Cavanna, Manjula Ricciardi, Silvio Daffara, Laura Sangiovanni, Carlo Filice and Giorgio Barbarini

Volume 9, Issue 1, 2011

Page: [28 - 30] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/157016211794582614

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Abstract

Cryptococcoma is a rare entity, characterized by solid, space-occupying masses, usually found in the brain. It has been reported in the setting of “paradoxical” immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. A case of retroperitoneal cryptococcoma in a HIV-infected woman with a clinical history of disseminated cryptococcosis on antifungal maintenance therapy is described.

Keywords: Cryptococcosis, cryptococcoma, fungal infections, HIV, IRIS, opportunistic infections, Cryptococuus neoformans, ubiquitous, dysfunction, meningoencephalitis, cerebellum, antiretroviral therapy, immunodeficiency virus (HIV), fatigue, a chest radiography, cervical, inguinal lymphoadenopathy, Chest radiography, glucorticoids


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