Isolated Cryptococcal Infection of the Thoracic Spine in an Immunocompetent Patient

Abstract

Wensen Pi, Yang Liu, Haidan Chen, Hongwei Zhao Department of Spine Surgery of Yichang Central People’s Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hongwei Zhao; Haidan Chen, Department of Spine Surgery of Yichang Central People’s Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Cryptococcus neoformans is a type of fungal infection, which primarily affects the central nervous system and lungs of immunocompromised individuals. Spinal infections are known to be a rare manifestation of cryptococcosis. Herein, we report a case of a patient with isolated nonspecific spinal lesions at the T10 vertebra. The patient received non-surgical treatment with antifungal drugs, resulting in satisfactory clinical outcomes.Keywords: cryptococcal, thoracic spine

Keywords

• cryptococcal
• thoracic spine.