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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 58
| Issue : 2 | Page : 300--302 |
Cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the skull in a patient with transient lymphopenia
JB Agadi, Naseer Ahmed Madni, Veena Nanjappa, HK Govindaiah
Department of Neurology and Medicine, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
J B Agadi
Department of Neurology, Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.63798
Cryptococcus neoformans is a rarely reported cause for osteomyelitis. We report an extremely unusual case of calvarial cryptococcal osteomyelitis in a 42-year-old sub-optimally immunocompetent male. This case discusses the atypical presentations of cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients and its importance of early diagnosis.
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