Invasive Cryptococcus laurentii disease in a nine-year-old boy with X-linked hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome

Abstract:We report a 9-year-old boy with X-linked hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome and invasive Cryptococcus laurentii infection identified on the basis of morphologic and biochemical characteristics and serologic tests. Fluconazole treatment resulted in complete recovery. We believe that C. laurenti