Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2019 Dec 3:27:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.002. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Abstract

We report a case of a 31-year-old otherwise healthy female with pulmonary cryptococcoma along with cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGI, in Greece. Combined antifungal treatment and surgical excision of pulmonary cryptococcoma yielded a good response.

Keywords: Cryptococcal meningitis; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus gattii; Greece; Pulmonary cryptococcoma.

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  • Case Reports