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Case Report

Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to Cryptococcus albidus pneumonia: Case report and review of the literature

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Pages 469-473 | Received 14 Jul 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Although cryptococcal infections due to Cryptococcus neoformans are frequently reported in the immunosuppressed patients, infections related to other Cryptococcus spp. are rarely reported.We are reporting a case of pulmonary infection and ARDS due to C. albidus in a patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy because of Still's disease. The diagnosis was made by tissue biopsy and culture. The patient responded to treatment with amphotericin B lipid complex 400 mg/day. The case is significant in that it reminds of yeasts as a cause of community acquired infection in the immunosuppressed patients.

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