Isolated lumbar-4 vertebral cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient—A case report and literatur

• 作 者: Tanya Minasian Omid R. Hariri
• 机 构: DepartmentofNeurosurgery,DivisionofNeurosurgery,DepartmentofNeurosurgery,DivisionofNeurosurgery,Depa
• 出 处: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 发表日期: 2013年6期
• 关键词: VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS CRYPTOCOCCUS IMMUNOCOMPETENT Lytic Lesion ISOLATED Infec

Background: The purpose of this case report is to present an unusual and unique case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to the organism Cryptococcus neoformans, which was found to be isolated to the fourth lumbar vertebra in an immunocompetent patient. Crypto