Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

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: Crypt...

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Main Authors: Marina Andreou, Massimo Cogliati, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Charalampos Stroumpos, Vasiliki Stamouli, Panagiota Ravazoula, Dimitrios Siagris, Helen Papadogeorgaki, Myrto Christofidou, Alexandra Lekkou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175391930106X