cryptococcosis

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• Cryptococcosis is caused by a fungus that primarily infects the brain.
• The clinical diagnosis can also be made difficult by associated diseases such as cryptosporidium, disseminated cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus infection or mycobacterial infection. Chapter 6
• No data exist on which to base specific recommendations for children, but lifelong suppressive therapy with fluconazole after an episode of cryptococcosis is appropriate.
• Disseminated cryptococcosis begins as an infection in the respiratory tract that spreads hematogenously from the primary pulmonary site to the skin, prostate, liver, kidneys, bone, and peritoneum.
• The need for prophylaxis or suppressive therapy for other fungal infections should be considered in making decisions about prophylaxis for cryptococcosis.
• No evidence shows that exposure to pigeon droppings is associated with an increased risk for acquiring cryptococcosis.
• More importantly, an increasing frequency of both HIV drug resistance and new infections suggests that morbidity and mortality due to cryptococcosis could increase again in the near future.
• Other fungal infections to consider include cryptococcosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and sporotrichosis.
• No acid-fast staining was seen in cases of cryptococcosis or candidiasis.
• These patients were not treated for cryptococcosis; only one of them, age 82 years, died.