Cryptococcus neoformans Pericarditis Associated with Hodgkin's Disease

Case Studies1 April 1966Cryptococcus neoformans Pericarditis Associated with Hodgkin's DiseaseCHARLES P. DUVALL, M.D., PAUL P. CARBONE, M.D.CHARLES P. DUVALL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PAUL P. CARBONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-4-850 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCryptococcal infections usually involve the meninges and lungs, but spread to other distant sites can occur. Cardiac involvement is noted rarely but, to our knowledge, pericarditis with effusion has not been reported previously (1, 2). The following case represents an example of acute Cryptococcus neoformans pericarditis with effusion in a patient with Hodgkin's disease in remission.CASE REPORTA 21-year-old college student with biopsy-confirmed Hodgkin's disease was admitted to the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health on September 10, 1964, complaining of cough and chest pain of 2 weeks' duration.One year previously (October, 1963) he had noted...References1. LITTMAN ML: Cryptococcosis (torulosis), current concepts and therapy. Amer. J. Med. 27: 976, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LITTMANZIMMERMAN MLLE: Cryptococcosis, Torulosis or European Blastomycosis. 205 pages. Grune & Stratton, New York, 1956. Google Scholar3. CORNELLSHOOKHOFF AHB: Actinomycosis of the heart simulating rheumatic fever. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 74: 11, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SPODICK DH: Acute Pericarditis. Grune & Stratton, New York, 1959, pp. 16, 92, 117-118. Google Scholar5. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, MarylandFrom the Solid Tumor Service, Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Paul P. Carbone, M.D., Head, Solid Tumor Service, Medicine Branch, NCI, Building 10 12-N-228, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. 20014. 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BASSIS, M.D., GRANVILLE C. COGGS, M.D. 1 April 1966Volume 64, Issue 4Page: 850-856KeywordsCryptococcus neoformansDyspneaFibrosisHodgkin lymphomaInfectious diseasesIschemiaLung and intrathoracic tumorsLungsLymphomaMeninges Issue Published: 1 April 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...