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

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

Volume: 9 Issue: 1

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

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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

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.

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Ferraioli Giovanna, Cavanna Caterina, Ricciardi Manjula, Daffara Silvio, Sangiovanni Laura, Filice Carlo and Barbarini Giorgio, Retroperitoneal Cryptococcoma in a Case of Disseminated Cryptococcosis on Antifungal Maintenance Therapy, Current HIV Research 2011; 9 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016211794582614