All issues > Volume 29(9); 1986

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(9):1014-1020. Published online September 30, 1986.

A Case of Diseeminated Cryptococcosis.

Jong Cheol Ryu¹, Hyun Mo Cheong¹, Jun Taek Park¹, Jung Sik Min¹, Chang Hee Choi¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Adventist Hopital

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is a subacute or chronic mycotic infection caused by cryptococcus neoformans. The authors experienced one case of disseminated cryptococcosis on autopsy involving central nervous system, lung, liver, kidney, skin and vertebral body in 18month old male patient whose chief complaints were cough, fever and dyspnea. The patient had not been respond to antituberculous therapy for three weeks with impression of desseminated tuberculosis. The authors presented one case of desseminated cryptococcosis and reviewed referential literatures.

Keywords :Cryptococcosis.