Document 0357
 DOCN  M9440357
 TI    Granulomatous peritoneal cryptococcomas. An unusual sequela of
       disseminated cryptococcosis.
 DT    9404
 AU    Gordon SM; Gal AA; Amerson JR; Department of Medicine, Emory University
       School of Medicine,; Atlanta, Ga.
 SO    Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1994 Feb;118(2):194-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94145304
 AB    We report an unusual case of fibrosing peritoneal cryptococcal
       granulomas in a 36-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-negative man
       with small-bowel obstruction who previously had been treated for
       cryptococcal meningitis. At laparotomy, multiple pinhead-sized
       granulomas studded the visceral peritoneum. Microscopic examination
       showed cryptococcal granulomas characterized by peripheral fibrosis and
       central caseous necrosis. On mucicarmine staining, the rare teardrop
       budding and prominent capsular staining were characteristic of
       Cryptococcus species. We surmise that this inflammatory reaction
       observed in the peritoneum represents a chronic tissue reaction that
       occurred during the previous cryptococcal infection.
 DE    Adult  Case Report  Cryptococcosis/ETIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY
       Granuloma/*PATHOLOGY  Human  Male  Medical Records  Meningitis,
       Cryptococcal/COMPLICATIONS  Peritoneal Diseases/ETIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY
       Seminoma/COMPLICATIONS  Testicular Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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