부산대학교 도서관

Although abdominal cryptococcomas and visceral cryptococcal lymphadenitis as a presentation of disseminated fungal infection have been reported mostly in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, localized appendiceal involvement due to Cryptococcus has not been previously described in patients with non-HIV-infection. We report a patient who presented with a localized cryptococcoma over the appendix without obvious evidence of being immunocompromized. In addition, we conducted a literature review focusing on the general aspects of the infra-abdominal and gastrointestinal involvements by Cryptococcus in patients without evidence of immunodeficiency.