SYSTEMIC CRYPTOCOCCOSIS WITHOUT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT: A CASE REPORT
Authors: R F WETTINGFELD, E C SCHMIDT, C F NAEGELE, A A DOERNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Case Reports1 June 1956SYSTEMIC CRYPTOCOCCOSIS WITHOUT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT: A CASE REPORTR. F. WETTINGFELD, M.D., E. C. H. SCHMIDT, M.D., C. F. NAEGELE, M.D., A. A. DOERNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.R. F. WETTINGFELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. C. H. SCHMIDT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. F. NAEGELE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. A. DOERNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-6-1259 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite increased awareness in recent years of the variable clinical patterns of cryptococcosis, and its not infrequent association with other disease states, the diagnosis of this entity is still all too often not made until operation or autopsy. Although only 108 cases of cryptococcosis had been reported by 1946, Evans and Harrell1compiled a total of 221 in their review of 1952. Since then, numerous additional cases have been described. The existence of systemic dissemination without central nervous system involvement, however, has been noted rather infrequently. The coexistence of tuberculosis has been described even more rarely. It is the purpose...Bibliography1. EvansHarrell EEER: Cryptococcosis (torulosis): a review of recent cases, Univ. Michigan M. Bull. 18: 43, 1952. Google Scholar2. Carton CA: Treatment of central nervous system cryptococcosis; a review and report of four cases treated with Actidione, Ann. Int. Med. 37: 123, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ZelmanO'NealPlant SRHA: Disseminated visceral torulosis without nervous system involvement, Am. J. Med. 11: 658, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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