Abstract

PINTO-RIBEIRO, Gilmário et al. Articulate Cryptococcosis: A case report. Rev. Para. Med. [online]. 2007, vol.21, n.4, pp.69-72. ISSN 0101-5907.

OBJECTIVE: report a case of articulate cryptococcosis of a lender in the city of Benevides, Pará, 2007. CASE REPORT: man, 37 years, developed artrite criptococose in the joint of the knee, by agent Cryptococcus neoformans. Initially he was taken care in clinical Policlinica, Santa Isabel presenting pain articulate in the left knee, nauseas, and chronic headache as main symptoms. To the physical examination edema, heat, tumor, fluctuation, patellar shock +++ of the left knee, tinnel -, homolateral inguinal adenopathy, beyond pallor and dehydration of first degree were diagnosised. The patient was submitted to a punction of the knee and the lombar, in which Cryptococcus neoformans was diagnosised. The therapeutical adopted was the draining of the left knee. Made this, the patient was lead to the reference public service, to give continuity to the specific treatment. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the articulate damage for cryptococcosis is rare. The description of the case is to alert to a bigger performance of the sanitary monitoring front the manipulation and handling of the birds in the chickens companies of the state.

Keywords : articulate cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans.

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