Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis Without Meningitis in an HIV-positive Patient: A Rare Case Report

Ali Atashabparvar; Hakimeh Sajjadi

doi:10.18502/crcp.v6i2.6681

Ali Atashabparvar Department of Pathology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Hakimeh Sajjadi Department of Pathology, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v6i2.6681

Keywords: Cryptococcus; Meningitis; Lymphadenopathy

Abstract

Cryptococcal infection is a chronic opportunistic infection in patients with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). A rare case of cryptococcal lymphadenitis is presented here in a 27-year-old woman with an enlarged cervical lymph node. Fine needle aspiration from the involved lymph nodes showed variable-sized, rounded yeast cells surrounded by halos with a prominent capsule. Early diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration is essential and reduces morbidity and mortality.