Cryptococcoma in an Immunocompetent Patient-Simulating Neoplasia

Cerebral cryptococcoma successfully treated by isavuconazole in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

“… [7] , we performed a systematic review on case reports of CNS cryptococcoma since 2009 on PubMed. Twenty-eight reports on 29 cases were found [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] . The mean age of diagnosis was 43.62 years, with 19 males and 10 females.…”

“…Finally, follow-up of cases ranged from 83 days to 4 years, and death occurred in 9 reports, mainly due to secondary infection. Nine cases had a complete resolution of symptoms, 4 had residual neurological symptoms, and recurrence was seen in 2 cases [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] .…”

A Frontal Cryptococcal Abscess in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report and Overview of Literature

“…The rst case of cryptococcal brain abscesse was reported by Gorden et al in 1985 in New Orleans [8]. Taking the overview of the reported cases so far, we found that males are slightly more prevalent than females; The abscesses can locate in various parts of the brain parenchyma, mostly exhibited as single lesion; The most common symptoms were headaches; Onset time varies from days to months; Surgical resection is crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment; Patient may beni t from antifungal therapy but speci c treatment options are yet to be explored [6, [9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

Cryptococcal meningitis and cryptococcoma in HIV seronegative patient: A case report

“…Cryptococcomas can behave as an expansive lesion, which must be differentiated from a neoplastic process [6]. In fact, in 50% of patients without immunodeficiency, the admission diagnosis is brain neoplasm [7].…”