Cryptococcosis of the Upper Genital Tract

Idiopathic CD4 lymphopenia in a case of disseminated cryptococcosis with brain, vertebral spine and reproductive organ involvement

“…2 However disseminated cryptococcal infection is not common among the non-HIV patients especially when the female reproductive organ is involved. 3 Our case had disseminated cryptococcal infection with brain, vertebral spines and reproductive organ involvement with repeatedly negative HIV result. Another possibility would be a primary malignancy with metastasis and secondary immunosuppression predisposing to cryptococcal infection.…”

A Vulvovaginal Yeast Infection Caused by Cryptococcus victoriae in Vietnam: A Rare Case Report

“… 1 Vulvovaginitis due to Cryptococcus is rarely reported and is often observed in immunocompromised patients, including those with diseases such as Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, as well as in individuals with HIV infection, immunodeficiency states, and cancer. 4 , 14 , 15 To the best of our knowledge, fewer than 10 human cases of cryptococcal vulvovaginitis have been reported worldwide, 3 , 4 with various Cryptococcus species identified, including Cryptococcus ungulaticus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptococcus spp., and Cryptococcus magnus , but not C victoraie. 4 Nevertheless, there have been no findings of Cryptococcus spp.…”

Transplacental transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans to an HIV-exposed premature neonate

“…M Patel et al cryptococcosis has been reported in a 34-year-old female with AIDS who presented with severe menorrhagia, 12 and as a cause of tuboovarian abscess 13 and vaginal infection. 14 The placenta is an extremely effective barrier to fungal infection, and transplacental transmission of fungal infections, though reported, is rare.…”