Cryptococcus laurentii Diarrhea in a Neoplastic Patient

We present a rare case of diarrhea and neutropenia caused by Cryptococcus laurentii (C. laurentii) infection in old patient with metastatic rectal cancer who underwent FOLFOX plus Cetuximab chemotherapy. C. laurentii is an extremely rare human pathogen. To the best of our knowledge, here, we report...

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Main Authors: Franco Calista, Federica Tomei, Pasquale Assalone, Divina Traficante, Gianni Di Pilla, Carla Pepe, Liberato Di Lullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/216458
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