Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening mycosis reported mainly in human adults with low frequency in children. High mortality rates may occur in cases with late diagnosis therefore, a timely suspicion of this pathology is important. Cryptococcus gattii is the less prevalent species complex predominan...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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| author | Maria Clara Noguera Patricia Escandón Merle Arévalo Jorge Piedrahita Elizabeth Castañeda |
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Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening mycosis reported mainly in human adults with low frequency in children. High mortality rates may occur in cases with late diagnosis therefore, a timely suspicion of this pathology is important. Cryptococcus gattii is the less prevalent species complex predominantly isolated from apparently normal hosts. We report a fatal case of neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian minor without known risk factors, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The patient was hospitalized for neurological assessment with a recent history of intense headache, vomiting, anorexia, loss of consciousness, drowsiness, inability to recognize family members, disorientation, aphasia and anxiety. Despite initiating antifungal treatment after isolation of the fungus from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the patient died early due to his deteriorated condition.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff717d3d8bc843cc85fc89dd8c17be5d2025-08-20T02:57:01ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802019-11-01131110.3855/jidc.9946Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patientMaria Clara Noguera0Patricia Escandón1Merle Arévalo2Jorge Piedrahita3Elizabeth Castañeda4Grupo Caribe de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, ColombiaGrupo de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, ColombiaGrupo Caribe de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, ColombiaClínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, ColombiaGrupo de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening mycosis reported mainly in human adults with low frequency in children. High mortality rates may occur in cases with late diagnosis therefore, a timely suspicion of this pathology is important. Cryptococcus gattii is the less prevalent species complex predominantly isolated from apparently normal hosts. We report a fatal case of neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian minor without known risk factors, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The patient was hospitalized for neurological assessment with a recent history of intense headache, vomiting, anorexia, loss of consciousness, drowsiness, inability to recognize family members, disorientation, aphasia and anxiety. Despite initiating antifungal treatment after isolation of the fungus from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the patient died early due to his deteriorated condition. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9946neurocryptococcosisCryptococcus gattiiVGIIunderageminorColombia |
| spellingShingle | Maria Clara Noguera Patricia Escandón Merle Arévalo Jorge Piedrahita Elizabeth Castañeda Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient Journal of Infection in Developing Countries neurocryptococcosis Cryptococcus gattii VGII underage minor Colombia |
| title | Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient |
| title_full | Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient |
| title_fullStr | Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient |
| title_short | Fatal neurocryptococcosis in a Colombian underage patient |
| title_sort | fatal neurocryptococcosis in a colombian underage patient |
| topic | neurocryptococcosis Cryptococcus gattii VGII underage minor Colombia |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9946 |
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