Acute Disseminated Torulosis Associated with Hodgkin's Disease

It is now generally agreed that organisms, such as diphtheroid bacilli, avian tubercle bacilli, and Brucella, are secondary invaders or contaminants in Hodgkin's disease. Since certain fungi may cause granulomatous lesions which somewhat re- semble Hodgkin's disease, attempts have also been made to incriminate members of this group. In particular, attention has been paid to the yeast- like organism Cryptococcus neoformans. About 18 cases have been described in which a condition resembling Hodgkin's disease was associated with active torulosis, considered by some authors as the aetiological agent.