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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient
  1. Pradeep Mada,
  2. Brad Nowack,
  3. Beth Cady,
  4. Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan
  1. Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Pradeep Mada, pmada{at}lsuhsc.edu

Summary

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection which is commonly associated with immune-compromised state. Disseminated infection in immunocompetent individuals is extremely rare. We present a case of a 56-year-old African American patient who presented with unilateral knee pain and swelling and was subsequently diagnosed with cryptococcal bone mass with dissemination of infection.

  • infections
  • bone and joint infections

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218461

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.