A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom

A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom

We report a case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in the UK in a 76-year-old woman on biologic therapy for intra-abdominal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An incidental nodular lung lesion was found on a chest imaging and histology, culture and molecular mycology studies of the lobectomy specimen revealed the...

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Main Authors: Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer, Felix Bongomin, Helen M. Doran, Lily Novak-Frazer, Rikesh Masania, Caroline B. Moore, Malcolm D. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300411
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Summary:We report a case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in the UK in a 76-year-old woman on biologic therapy for intra-abdominal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An incidental nodular lung lesion was found on a chest imaging and histology, culture and molecular mycology studies of the lobectomy specimen revealed the presence of C. gattii. Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii, Biological therapy, United Kingdom
ISSN:2211-7539

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