A case of chronic liver failure complicated with disseminated cryptococcosis
ZHU Ziyi
HE La
YANG Xiaoyue
LI Yulong
ZHOU Li
JI Chengjie
Abstract：Patients with chronic liver failure have significantly increased the incidence of cryptococcal infection due to im-paired phagocytic function,decreased complement levels,immune regulation disorders,invasive surgery,use of corticoste-roids and antibiotics,and gastrointestinal bleeding related to liver diseases.Patients with liver failure complicated with cryp-tococcal infection progress rapidly and have a high mortality rate.This study reported a patient with chronic liver failure complicated with disseminated cryptococcosis,aiming to improve the clinical understanding.
Keywords：disseminated cryptococcosischronic liver failurediagnosistreatment
Publication Date：2024-02-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 51-53 )