Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a pathological dilation of enteric lymphatic vessels resulting in lymph leakage to the intestinal lumen. This chronic lymph leakage leads to a state of immunosuppression secondary to the loss of humoral and cellular components of the immune system and represents a pote...
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| author | Fernando Naranjo-Saltos Alejandro Hallo Carlos Hallo Andres Mayancela Alejandra Rojas |
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| description | Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a pathological dilation of enteric lymphatic vessels resulting in lymph leakage to the intestinal lumen. This chronic lymph leakage leads to a state of immunosuppression secondary to the loss of humoral and cellular components of the immune system and represents a potential risk factor for opportunistic infections. We report a case of protein-losing enteropathy in a seemingly immunocompetent patient. An intestinal histopathological study revealed the unusual association of lymphangiectasia and intestinal cryptococcosis. Although cryptococcal infection is common in immunocompromised patients, intestinal involvement is rarely reported. We found no reports on the association of intestinal cryptococcosis in patients with lymphangiectasia. This case report is the first to describe intestinal cryptococcosis associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c046e9f4a60343c49cdc76d81fbca29b2025-02-03T01:03:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/78701547870154Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal LymphangiectasiaFernando Naranjo-Saltos0Alejandro Hallo1Carlos Hallo2Andres Mayancela3Alejandra Rojas4Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, EcuadorInternal Medicine Department, NYU-Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USAInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, EcuadorInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, EcuadorInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, EcuadorIntestinal lymphangiectasia is a pathological dilation of enteric lymphatic vessels resulting in lymph leakage to the intestinal lumen. This chronic lymph leakage leads to a state of immunosuppression secondary to the loss of humoral and cellular components of the immune system and represents a potential risk factor for opportunistic infections. We report a case of protein-losing enteropathy in a seemingly immunocompetent patient. An intestinal histopathological study revealed the unusual association of lymphangiectasia and intestinal cryptococcosis. Although cryptococcal infection is common in immunocompromised patients, intestinal involvement is rarely reported. We found no reports on the association of intestinal cryptococcosis in patients with lymphangiectasia. This case report is the first to describe intestinal cryptococcosis associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7870154 |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Naranjo-Saltos Alejandro Hallo Carlos Hallo Andres Mayancela Alejandra Rojas Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia |
| title_full | Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia |
| title_fullStr | Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia |
| title_short | Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Associated with Intestinal Lymphangiectasia |
| title_sort | gastrointestinal cryptococcosis associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7870154 |
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