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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2023, Vol. 18  Issue (2): 160-162,177.

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A case report of disseminated cryptococcosis in a child and literature review

TANG Lujing, LOU Jingan, ZHAO Hong, FU Linchen, HAN Yan   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital, Zhengjiang University School of Medcine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
  • Received:2022-08-16 Online:2023-04-28 Published:2023-05-26

Abstract: A case who complained with jaundice more than 1 month and fever 8 days was diagnosed as disseminated cryptococcosis (involving the liver, spleen, bile duct and brain) via liver biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid culture and detection of the Cryptococcus neoformans antigen. Disseminated cryptococcosis with jaundice as the first symptom was rare in clinic.

Key words: disseminated cryptococcosis, biliary cryptococcosis, child

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