Elsevier

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Volume 22, December 2018, Pages 42-44
Medical Mycology Case Reports

Fatal fulminant cryptococcemia complicating sarcoidosis: Is it to be expected?

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Abstract

Cryptococcosis may be a life-threatening complication of sarcoidosis. We describe a case of cryptococcemia that rapidly progressed toward fatality without apparent other sites of infection. We discuss on the importance of serum cryptococcal polysaccharide antigen testing for identifying at-risk patients who might benefit from timely diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis.

Keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcemia
Sarcoidosis
Capsular antigen
Diagnostic biomarkers

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