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7485020

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
Cryptococcal peritonitis is usually associated with end-stage renal disease and peritoneal dialysis. Significant liver disease has not been well recognized as a risk factor for its development. We report two patients with cirrhosis who developed peritoneal infections with Cryptococcus neoformans. We also retrospectively review all cases of cryptococcal illness at the Ohio State University Medical Center from October 1990 to January 1994 and present a review of the literature regarding cryptococcal peritonitis associated with hepatic dysfunction. Cirrhotic patients with this entity present with subtle, nonspecific complaints resulting in delayed diagnoses, dissemination, and death. We suggest that clinicians maintain an increased awareness of this unusual but lethal entity in patients with liver impairment. Early and frequent abdominal paracenteses with bedside inoculations of fungal culture medium, India ink preparations, and serum cryptococcal antigen testing may hasten the diagnosis and institution of appropriate therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2042-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cirrhosis: a risk factor for cryptococcal peritonitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports