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Background: Cryptococcal prostatitis is a rare clinical disease and has never been reported in China.Case Presentation: We report on a male HIV-infected patient with pulmonary and prostate cryptococcosis that was misdiagnosed (as tuberculosis) and delayed diagnosed. Although the patients accepted an...
| Publicado en: | BMC Infectious Diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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BioMed Central
12/12/2019
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| Sumario: | Background: Cryptococcal prostatitis is a rare clinical disease and has never been reported in China.Case Presentation: We report on a male HIV-infected patient with pulmonary and prostate cryptococcosis that was misdiagnosed (as tuberculosis) and delayed diagnosed. Although the patients accepted anti-fungal treatment and anti-retroviral treatment finally, the physician's mistakes reflect the rarity of this condition in China.Conclusion: Cryptococcal prostatitis is a rare disease that unusually presents in immunodeficient patients. Physicians should have a heightened awareness of this particular infection in the immunodeficient population. |
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