IPLab:Lab 10:Cryptococcosis - Revision history

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2020-07-09T21:54:05Z

Clinical Summary

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	== Clinical Summary ==		== Clinical Summary ==

	This 46-year-old male presented with a complaint of right-sided chest pain of six months duration. Chest x-ray showed a nodular mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The mass was resected surgically.		This 46-year-old male presented with a complaint of right-sided chest pain of six months duration. Chest x-ray showed a nodular mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The mass was resected surgically.

			The 3.5 x 2.5-cm mass was firm, gray, and gelatinous. The mass proved to be a cryptococcal lesion.

	== Images ==		== Images ==

2020-07-09T21:53:37Z

Autopsy Findings

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	This 46-year-old male presented with a complaint of right-sided chest pain of six months duration. Chest x-ray showed a nodular mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The mass was resected surgically.		This 46-year-old male presented with a complaint of right-sided chest pain of six months duration. Chest x-ray showed a nodular mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The mass was resected surgically.

	~~== Autopsy Findings ==~~

	~~The 3.5 x 2.5-cm mass was firm, gray, and gelatinous. The mass proved to be a cryptococcal lesion.~~

	== Images ==		== Images ==

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	File:IPLab10Crypto12.jpg\|This is a touch prep of fresh lung tissue that was allowed to air dry and then stained to show the mucopolysaccharide capsule around the cryptococcal organisms (arrows).		File:IPLab10Crypto12.jpg\|This is a touch prep of fresh lung tissue that was allowed to air dry and then stained to show the mucopolysaccharide capsule around the cryptococcal organisms (arrows).
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			== Virtual Microscopy ==
			=== H&E ===
			<peir-vm>IPLab10Crypto_HE</peir-vm>

			=== Mucicarmine ===
			<peir-vm>IPLab10Crypto_Muci</peir-vm>

	== Study Questions ==		== Study Questions ==

2013-08-30T01:45:15Z

Images

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	=== Images ===		=== Images ===
	* [~~http://peir.path.uab.edu~~/library/index.php?/tags/2157-cryptococcosis PEIR Digital Library: Cryptococcosis]		* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/2157-cryptococcosis PEIR Digital Library: Cryptococcosis]
	* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFEHTML/INFECIDX.html WebPath: Infection]		* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFEHTML/INFECIDX.html WebPath: Infection]

2013-08-24T03:25:32Z

Related IPLab Cases

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	== Related IPLab Cases ==		== Related IPLab Cases ==
	* [[IPLab:Lab 5:α1 Antitrypsin Deficiency\|Lab 5: Lung: ~~Alpha~~ 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency]]		* [[IPLab:Lab 5:α1 Antitrypsin Deficiency\|Lab 5: Lung: α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency]]
	* [[IPLab:Lab 12:COPD\|Lab 12: Lung: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]]		* [[IPLab:Lab 12:COPD\|Lab 12: Lung: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]]

2013-08-24T03:25:18Z

Related IPLab Cases

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	== Related IPLab Cases ==		== Related IPLab Cases ==
			* [[IPLab:Lab 5:α1 Antitrypsin Deficiency\|Lab 5: Lung: Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency]]
			* [[IPLab:Lab 12:COPD\|Lab 12: Lung: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]]

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	[[Category: IPLab:Lab 10]]		[[Category: IPLab:Lab 10]]

2013-08-24T03:24:31Z

Images

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	=== Images ===		=== Images ===
			* [http://peir.path.uab.edu/library/index.php?/tags/2157-cryptococcosis PEIR Digital Library: Cryptococcosis]
			* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFEHTML/INFECIDX.html WebPath: Infection]

	== Related IPLab Cases ==		== Related IPLab Cases ==

2013-08-24T03:22:59Z

Journal Articles

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	=== Journal Articles ===		=== Journal Articles ===
			* Rooney PJ, Klein BS. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11906450 Linking fungal morphogenesis with virulence]. ''Cell Microbiol'' 2002 Mar;4(3):127-37.

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2013-08-24T03:22:22Z

Reference

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	== Additional Resources ==		== Additional Resources ==
	=== Reference ===		=== Reference ===
			* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215354-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cryptococcosis]
			* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/fungi/cryptococcosis.html Merck Manual: Cryptococcosis]

	=== Journal Articles ===		=== Journal Articles ===

2013-08-23T04:24:35Z

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	It is thought that one reason why Cryptococcus neoformans preferentially infects the brain may be because the CSF lacks alternative pathway complement components (present in serum) that bind to the carbohydrate capsule and facilitate phagocytosis and killing by polymorphonuclear cells.</spoiler>		It is thought that one reason why Cryptococcus neoformans preferentially infects the brain may be because the CSF lacks alternative pathway complement components (present in serum) that bind to the carbohydrate capsule and facilitate phagocytosis and killing by polymorphonuclear cells.</spoiler>

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			== Related IPLab Cases ==


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