Wednesday, 12 April 2023

A Curious Case of Cryptococcosis: When the Yeast Gets in the Blood and Brain Fluid | Chapter 4 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 4

 The present study focal points a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immuno-compromised patient. Cryptococcosis is an contamination caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in immunosuppressed victims. Oral lesions associated with cryptococcosis can present as purple knots of granulation tissue, lump and ulcers. They can appear on the palate, gingiva and in the cuspid socket following in position or time extraction. Sometimes the ulcerated lesions guide Cryptococcosis can be hardened. A 50 year old female patient was confessed to Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Pravara Rural hospital, Loni, a country tertiary health care centre in Maharashtra; accompanying complains of on and off turmoil and weakness since about a period. Cryptococcosis, although thought-out as an AIDS defining disease, doesn’t appear to be stated less from immunocompetent patients. The study would emphasize the significance of early suspicion of cryptococcal contamination in AIDS patients; so that early organization of full lab work up and institution of antifungal analysis can be finished to improve patient outcomes.

Author(s) Details:

Vaibhav V. Rajhans,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

S. Roushani,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

D. S. Bhalerao,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

S. M. Jain,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

A. Kinikar-Vaidya,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

A. Nair,
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Rural Medical College, Loni, India.

Vishal L. Kulkarni,
Bharatratna Atalbihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RAMB-V4/article/view/10130

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