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ArticleRevista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica2025

Addison's disease due to adrenal insufficiency in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated cryptococcosis. Case report.

José Paz-Ibarra, Marcio Concepción-Zavaleta, Miguel Tipiani Mallma, Héctor Delgado Nicolás, Hilder Herrera-Silvestre, Laurie Marcilla-Truyenque, Joseph Arzapalo-Benavides, Luis Concepción-Urteaga

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Article in Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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José Paz-IbarraFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-3727
Marcio Concepción-ZavaletaUniversidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-1875
Miguel Tipiani MallmaHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-4035
Héctor Delgado NicolásHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7055-7496
Hilder Herrera-SilvestreHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-4772-8795
Laurie Marcilla-TruyenqueHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1250-6407
Joseph Arzapalo-BenavidesHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6982-5668
Luis Concepción-UrteagaFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-3101

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Abstract

Systemic mycoses, such as cryptococcosis, mainly affect the lungs and central nervous system; however, involvement of other organs, such as the adrenal glands, is rare. This has been described in some cases of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) of fungal origin, which are associated with high mortality. We present the case of a 65-year-old immunocompetent man who presented clinical manifestations of adrenal insufficiency. Biochemical tests confirmed PAI, and abdominal tomography revealed hyperplasia of both adrenal glands, predominantly on the left side. Left adrenalectomy was performed, and pathological examination identified granulomas and fungal structures compatible with Cryptococcus spp. The patient received hormone replacement therapy and antifungal treatment, with favorable outcome. Cryptococcal adrenalitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of PAI, particularly in the presence of relevant epidemiological history, and timely treatment is key to improving prognosis.

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Addison DiseaseAdrenal InsufficiencyCryptococcosisAgedHumansImmunocompetenceMale

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PMID40900490
PMCPMC12377890

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