Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis
A 61-year-old man with decompensated liver cirrhosis presented with a parotid mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the parotid gland revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. Lumbar puncture confirmed cryptococcal meningitis. Multiple splenic lesions with radiographic features consistent with cryptococcal spleni...
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| description | A 61-year-old man with decompensated liver cirrhosis presented with a parotid mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the parotid gland revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. Lumbar puncture confirmed cryptococcal meningitis. Multiple splenic lesions with radiographic features consistent with cryptococcal splenic abscesses were also seen. Despite antifungal therapy, the patient died 17 days after infection was confirmed. This is the first report of a cryptococcal parotid abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7c7ea45406949c19d6237feda9bb9782025-02-03T05:51:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88494488849448Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver CirrhosisTakeshi Okamoto0Katsuyuki Fukuda1Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, 9-1 Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, 9-1 Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, JapanA 61-year-old man with decompensated liver cirrhosis presented with a parotid mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the parotid gland revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. Lumbar puncture confirmed cryptococcal meningitis. Multiple splenic lesions with radiographic features consistent with cryptococcal splenic abscesses were also seen. Despite antifungal therapy, the patient died 17 days after infection was confirmed. This is the first report of a cryptococcal parotid abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8849448 |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Okamoto Katsuyuki Fukuda Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis |
| title_full | Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis |
| title_fullStr | Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis |
| title_short | Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis |
| title_sort | cryptococcus a rare cause of parotid abscess in liver cirrhosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8849448 |
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