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Intra-abdominal Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus gattii: Case Report and Review

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Although abdominal cryptococcomas and visceral cryptococcal lymphadenitis as part of disseminated fungal infection have been reported mostly in HIV-infected patients, localized intra-abdominal involvement due to Cryptococcus gattii has not been previously described in non-HIV-infected patients. In general, a smaller proportion of cryptococcosis is caused by C. gattii. We report here on a type II diabetic HIV-negative patient who presented with a localized intra-abdominal cryptococcal mass due to C. gattii. In addition, we review the general aspects of intra-abdominal and gastrointestinal involvement by Cryptococcus neoformans in the literature and discuss the importance of identifying the C. neoformans varieties and C. gattii in routine laboratories.

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    Bruno S. Araújo, Monica Bay, Roberta Reichert & Luciano Z. Goldani

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Araújo, B.S., Bay, M., Reichert, R. et al. Intra-abdominal Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus gattii: Case Report and Review. Mycopathologia 174, 81–85 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-011-9517-4

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