Background: Cryptococcal prostatitis is a rare clinical disease and has never been reported in China. Case presentation: We report on a male HIV-infected patient with pulmonary and prostate cryptococcosis that was misdiagnosed (as tuberculosis) and delayed diagnosed. Although the patients accepted anti-fungal treatment and anti-retroviral treatment finally, the physician's mistakes reflect the rarity of this condition in China. Conclusion: Cryptococcal prostatitis is a rare disease that unusually presents in immunodeficient patients. Physicians should have a heightened awareness of this particular infection in the immunodeficient population.
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Xu, L., Tao, R., Zhao, Q., Cheng, J., & Zhu, B. (2019). An AIDS patient with urine retention. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4641-8
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