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Cryptococcal laryngitis in an immunocompetent asthmatic patient using inhaled corticosteroids
- Source :
- Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 42, Iss , Pp 100599- (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2023.
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Abstract
- We present a case of laryngeal cryptococcosis caused by cryptococcosis neoformans var. grubii affecting a patient using excessive inhaled corticosteroids. The patient experienced symptoms for several months prior to specialist review and the visualization of a mass lesion by nasopharyngoscopy. Fortunately a biopsy was performed and through histopathology & microbiological assessment a diagnosis of cryptococcal laryngitis was made. Treatment with 6 months of fluconazole resulted in clinical cure and resolution of symptoms. It is important to raise awareness of the risk of non-Candida fungal infections in patients on high dose corticosteroids, especially in the post covid era were steroids are more commonly prescribed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22117539
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 100599-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Medical Mycology Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4ca7db6e4e1b47169108bbce7df13feb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.002