Table 2.
Comparative organ involvement in AIDS-associated disseminated cryptococcosis cases at necropsy
| Organ involvement | Present study | Klock and others15 | Antinori and others19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Central nervous system | 38 | 84.4 | 45 | 100 | 52 | 84 |
| Lungs | 35 | 77.7 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 40 |
| Lymph nodes | 25 | 55.6 | NA | NA | 21 | 34 |
| Kidney | 22 | 48.9 | 17 | 38 | 19 | 31 |
| Liver | 21 | 46.7 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 29 |
| Spleen | 21 | 46.7 | 22 | 49 | 18 | 29 |
| Gut | 13 | 28.8 | 20 | 45 | NA | NA |
| Adrenal gland | 10 | 22.2 | NA | NA | 8 | 13 |
| Pancreas | 10 | 22.2 | 8 | 18 | NA | NA |
| Prostate | 9 | 20.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bone marrow | 9 | 20.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Thyroid | 8 | 17.8 | 7 | 16 | NA | NA |
| Heart | 7 | 15.5 | NA | NA | 8 | 13 |
| Hypophysis | 4 | 8.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Esophagus | 3 | 6.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Stomach | 3 | 6.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Gallbladder | 2 | 4.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Testicle | 2 | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Breast | 1 | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Eye | 1 | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bladder | 1 | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Subcutaneous nodule | 1 | 2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; NA = not available.