A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom

A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom

We report a case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in the UK in a 76-year-old woman on biologic therapy for intra-abdominal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An incidental nodular lung lesion was found on a chest imaging and histology, culture and molecular mycology studies of the lobectomy specimen revealed the...

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Main Authors: Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer, Felix Bongomin, Helen M. Doran, Lily Novak-Frazer, Rikesh Masania, Caroline B. Moore, Malcolm D. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300411
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spelling doaj-f55204ea83404643ba4def70bb5cf5162020-11-25T03:21:38ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392018-09-01212325A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United KingdomIsabel Rodriguez-Goncer0Felix Bongomin1Helen M. Doran2Lily Novak-Frazer3Rikesh Masania4Caroline B. Moore5Malcolm D. Richardson6Department of Infectious Diseases, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK; Corresponding author.Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections, Rue de l’Ancien-Port 14, 1211 Geneva 1, SwitzerlandDepartment of Pathology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UKDivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Mycology Reference Centre, ECMM Excellence Centre of Medical Mycology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UKDivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Mycology Reference Centre, ECMM Excellence Centre of Medical Mycology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UKDivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Mycology Reference Centre, ECMM Excellence Centre of Medical Mycology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UKDivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Mycology Reference Centre, ECMM Excellence Centre of Medical Mycology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UKWe report a case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in the UK in a 76-year-old woman on biologic therapy for intra-abdominal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An incidental nodular lung lesion was found on a chest imaging and histology, culture and molecular mycology studies of the lobectomy specimen revealed the presence of C. gattii. Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii, Biological therapy, United Kingdomhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300411
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author Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer
Felix Bongomin
Helen M. Doran
Lily Novak-Frazer
Rikesh Masania
Caroline B. Moore
Malcolm D. Richardson
spellingShingle Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer
Felix Bongomin
Helen M. Doran
Lily Novak-Frazer
Rikesh Masania
Caroline B. Moore
Malcolm D. Richardson
A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
Medical Mycology Case Reports
author_facet Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer
Felix Bongomin
Helen M. Doran
Lily Novak-Frazer
Rikesh Masania
Caroline B. Moore
Malcolm D. Richardson
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title A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
title_short A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
title_full A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
title_fullStr A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed A case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to Cryptococcus gattii in the United Kingdom
title_sort case of pulmonary cryptococcoma due to cryptococcus gattii in the united kingdom
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2018-09-01
description We report a case of Cryptococcus gattii infection in the UK in a 76-year-old woman on biologic therapy for intra-abdominal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An incidental nodular lung lesion was found on a chest imaging and histology, culture and molecular mycology studies of the lobectomy specimen revealed the presence of C. gattii. Keywords: Cryptococcus gattii, Biological therapy, United Kingdom
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300411
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