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Spontaneous Cryptococcal Peritonitis Successfully Treated with Fluconazole

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Gastroenetrology
Hepatology
Infectious diseases

Abstract

Spontaneous cryptococcal peritonitis is an uncommon infection that predominantly encountered in immunocompromised. Its clinical presentation is indistinguishable from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and often results in fatal outcome. Liver disease is an under recognized predisposition for cryptococcal disease. We report a case of spontaneous cryptococcal peritonitis in HIV-negative, non-diabetic female patient with chronic hepatitis C related cirrhosis. Cryptococcus infection was diagnosed by India ink and culture of ascetic fluid. The patient was successfully treated with fluconazole and she was well at the follow up of 9 months. Early clinical suspicion and initiation of antifungal are of paramount to save the patient's life.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2015.17821

Keywords

cryptococcal peritonitis, Fluconazole

Authors

First Name

Maysaa

Last Name

Saeed

MiddleName

Abdallah

Affiliation

Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Email

dr.maysaaabdallah@windowslive.com

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First Name

Tarig

Last Name

Al Khuwaitir

MiddleName

S.A.

Affiliation

Medicine Department, King Saud Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Volume

5

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

3728

Issue Date

2015-06-01

Receive Date

2015-06-02

Publish Date

2015-06-21

Page Start

131

Page End

133

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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AEJI_Volume 5_Issue 2_Pages 131-133.pdf

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/article_17821.html

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Case report

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622

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Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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Spontaneous Cryptococcal Peritonitis Successfully Treated with Fluconazole

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Created At

22 Jan 2023