Cryptococcal infections are fungal infections most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Chronic high-dose steroid may precipitate such an immunocompromised state and thus create susceptibility to fungal infections. Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophyte usually found in soil contaminated with pigeon droppings. Suspicion to diagnose begins with clinical symptoms that can be non-specific...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the outcome and the prognostic factors in 200 non-HIV immunocompromised patients with pulmonary infiltrates (PIs). DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING An 800-bed university hospital. PATIENTS Two hundred non-HIV immunocompromised patients (hematologic malignancies, 79 patients; hematopoietic stem cell transplants [HSCTs], 61 patients; and solid-organ...

Infection with Sporothrix schenckii causes a localized lymphocutaneous disease in the immunocompetent host, while it frequently results in disseminated disease in the immunocompromised patient. There are a growing number of reports of S. schenckii infection in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected population, where the disease usually starts as a localized cutaneous lesion and subsequ...

BACKGROUND The measurement of hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCV-coreAg) has been shown to be an indicator of active HCV infection. The aim of the present study was 1) to investigate the stability and effectiveness of HCV-coreAg and HCV-RNA quantification in HCV infection with or without HIV-1 coinfection, 2) to explore the association between the HCV-coreAg/HCV-RNA (Ag/RNA) ratio and the immu...

Rhodococcus is a rare zoonotic infection causing cavitary pneumonia in immunocompromised humans. There had been very few reported incidences of osteomyelitis. Our patient 27 years old male with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who was diagnosed osteomyelitis and bacteremia. He initially presented right hip pain abscess based on CT scan. IR guided drainage the done culture yielded R. equi. fai...

Cystoisospora belli (C. belli) is an opportunistic protozoal parasite. It prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. frequently encountered immunocompromised patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) other immunodeficiency illnesses. Infection usually occurs due to faecal contamination food water. Chronic severe watery diarrhoea C. infected patients. diagnosed by de...

Since Buschke and Löwenstein first described the giant condyloma in 1925 (which subsequently was named Buschke-Löwenstein tumor), there have been scattered reports over the past 90 years describing presentation and different avenues of treatment for patients with this condition. It is well known that immunocompromised individuals are at an increased risk of anogenital disease caused by human pa...

Cryptococcus neoformans commonly causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, especially in patients with AIDS. CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in AIDS indicates an increased risk of opportunistic infection and a decline in immunological function. Idiopathic CD4 T-lymphocytopenia (ICL) is characterized by depletions in the CD4+ T-cell subsets, without evidence of HIV infection. Immunod...