From Histoplasmosis to Cryptococcosis: A diagnostic journey of pediatric scalp abscess
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 3-year-old boy being treated for disseminated tuberculosis with antitubercular drugs and steroids developed scalp swelling. Needle aspirate revealed yeasts inside macrophages, initially diagnosed as Histoplasmosis but later confirmed as Cryptococcosis. Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole resulted in lesion resolution. Here we report a rare instance of disseminated cryptococcosis with skin involvement, possibly the first documented pediatric case of cryptococcosis from Odisha.
Authors: Diptanu Paul, Amit Satpathy, Pritinanda Mishra, Punyatoya Kar, Rumita Dey, Pritika Gahlot, Mukund Sable, Madhuchhanda Das, Vinaykumar Hallur
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,070
Award: G8292442342
OpenAlex ID: W4404434306