Infecção por Cryptococcus limitada à próstata em paciente aidético com micobacteriose disseminada. Relato de necropsia

Lima, Marcus Aurelho de; Santos, Jenner Arruda Modesto dos; Lazo, Javier; Silva‐Vergara, Mario León; Santos, Lister Arruda Modesto dos; Santos, Vitorino Modesto dos

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“…In many occasions, more often than not, the fungus is detected only incidentally, in necropsies or examination of surgical tissues (8,9). The occurrence of prostatic cryptococcosis, therefore, may be underestimated, especially in apparently The identification of the culture isolated in the present case proved to be C.…”

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“…Cryptococcosis is worldwide an important life-threatening systemic mycosis in HIVinfected patients, in whom the prostate has been considered an important focus of maintenance of mycosis (1,8,9). On the other hand, it is considered unusual in individuals with no predisposing risk factor (10), and the prostate is not a usual site of cryptoccocal infection (11,14,16).…”

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“…Both species differ in genotype, phenotype, epidemiology, as well as in their geographic distribution and natural habitat (7). While C. neoformans usually infects immunocompromised patients (1,3,8), C. gattii prevails as a primary endemic mycosis in apparently immunocompetent individuals (9,10) living in tropical and subtropical regions. In The infection is usually acquired through inhalation of airborne propagules, generally without or with mild respiratory manifestations and from this site the fungus may disseminate to other organs, mainly the central nervous system (CNS).…”

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Prostatic cryptococcosis: a case report

Chang¹,

Paniago²,

Silva³

et al. 2008

J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis

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Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis usually affecting immunodeficient individuals. In contrast, immunologically competent patients are rarely affected. Dissemination of cryptococcosis usually involves the central nervous system, manifesting as meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Prostatic lesions are not commonly found. A case of prostate cryptococcal infection is presented and cases of prostatic cryptococcosis in normal and immunocompromised hosts are reviewed. A fifty-year-old HIV-negative man with urinary retention and renal insufficiency underwent prostatectomy due to massive enlargement of the organ. Prostate histopathologic examination revealed encapsulated yeast-like structures. After 30 days, the patient's clinical manifestations worsened, with headache, neck stiffness, bradypsychia, vomiting and fever. Direct microscopy of the patient's urine with China ink preparations showed capsulated yeasts, and positive culture yielded Cryptococcus neoformans. This fungus was later isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures, demonstrating thus its dissemination. The patient was discharged after 27 days in hospital and, despite a regimen of amphotericin B, he died four months later. This case points to cryptococcosis as a possible cause of prostatic disease and reinforces the importance of communication between the medical team and pathology and microbiology laboratories aiming at a more accurate diagnosis and successful treatment

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Prostatic cryptococcosis: a case report

Chang¹,

Paniago²,

Silva³

et al. 2008

J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis

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“…18 A criptococose tem se destacado entre outras micoses, por acometer a próstata, sendo esta, um potencial reservatório para a levedura, em virtude de sua persistência nessa glândula observase recorrências freqüentes dificultando a erradicação da doença, o que justifica a prevalência deste fungo no sexo masculino. 8,17 Novos estudos de casos são necessários, pois é desta forma que poderemos acompanhar e analisar os casos positivos, procurando a melhor forma de tratálos, diminuindo cada vez mais a incidências destes patógenos no ambiente hospitalar.…”

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<b> PREVALÊNCIA DE CANDIDA E CRYPTOCOCCUS EM HEMOCULTIVOS DE PACIENTES DO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE SANTA MARIA, RS (HUSM) NO ANO DE 2006 </b>

Monteiro

Brum

Noal³

et al. 2012

Saúde (Sta. Maria)

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As micoses tiveram um significativo aumento nos últimos anos e dentre elas as candidíases constituem um sério problema médico, pela sua elevada taxa de morbidade e mortalidade. Com o aumento de casos de Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida os casos de criptococose aumentaram acentuadamente. Neste estudo foi avaliada a prevalência de casos de Candida spp. e Cryptococcus spp. em hemocultivos de pacientes no Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria - HUSM entre janeiro a dezembro de 2006, bem como sexo, idade e doença predisponente; 37 de 4336 amostras coletadas para análise de hemocultura realizada no ano de 2006 no HUSM (0,85%) foram positivas para fungos, dentre estas 70,2% positivas para Candida spp. prevalecendo o sexo feminino e 29,8% positivas para Cryptococcus spp. prevalecendo o sexo masculino. Estas fungemias acometeram pacientes na faixa de recém nascidos a 84 anos de idade. Concluiu-se que o exame, por meio de hemocultura, é a melhor forma de diagnóstico em fungemias.

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“…It usually presents in immunocompromised patients, such as those with diabetes, liver cirrhosis or organ transplantation [3–6]. Cryptococcus -infected prostates are occasionally reported in patients with AIDS [7, 8]. However, cryptococcal prostatitis has never been reported in China.…”

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An AIDS patient with urine retention

Tao

Zhao

et al. 2019

BMC Infect Dis

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BackgroundCryptococcal prostatitis is a rare clinical disease and has never been reported in China.Case presentationWe report on a male HIV-infected patient with pulmonary and prostate cryptococcosis that was misdiagnosed (as tuberculosis) and delayed diagnosed. Although the patients accepted anti-fungal treatment and anti-retroviral treatment finally, the physician’s mistakes reflect the rarity of this condition in China.ConclusionCryptococcal prostatitis is a rare disease that unusually presents in immunodeficient patients. Physicians should have a heightened awareness of this particular infection in the immunodeficient population.

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Infecção por Cryptococcus limitada à próstata em paciente aidético com micobacteriose disseminada. Relato de necropsia

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Prostatic cryptococcosis: a case report

Prostatic cryptococcosis: a case report

<b> PREVALÊNCIA DE CANDIDA E CRYPTOCOCCUS EM HEMOCULTIVOS DE PACIENTES DO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE SANTA MARIA, RS (HUSM) NO ANO DE 2006 </b>

An AIDS patient with urine retention

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