Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

Marina Andreou; Massimo Cogliati; Fevronia Kolonitsiou; Charalampos Stroumpos; Vasiliki Stamouli; Panagiota Ravazoula; Dimitrios Siagris; Helen Papadogeorgaki; Myrto Christofidou; Alexandra Lekkou

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Mar 2020)

Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

Marina Andreou,
Massimo Cogliati,
Fevronia Kolonitsiou,
Charalampos Stroumpos,
Vasiliki Stamouli,
Panagiota Ravazoula,
Dimitrios Siagris,
Helen Papadogeorgaki,
Myrto Christofidou,
Alexandra Lekkou

Affiliations

Marina Andreou: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Massimo Cogliati: Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
Fevronia Kolonitsiou: Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Charalampos Stroumpos: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Vasiliki Stamouli: Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Panagiota Ravazoula: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Dimitrios Siagris: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Helen Papadogeorgaki: Microbiology Laboratory, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Myrto Christofidou: Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Alexandra Lekkou: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece; Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, 26504, Patras, Greece.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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We report a case of a 31-year-old otherwise healthy female with pulmonary cryptococcoma along with cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGI, in Greece. Combined antifungal treatment and surgical excision of pulmonary cryptococcoma yielded a good response. Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcal meningitis, Pulmonary cryptococcoma, Cryptococcosis, Greece

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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