Introduction: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at high risk for opportunistic infections, and fungal infections are relatively uncommon among various infections.
Case: This case is the first reported ulcerative colitis accompanied with Cryptococcus neoformans infection after infliximab treatment. In the course of the disease, the patients had a variety of opportunistic infections, including viruses, fungi and bacteria.
Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of paying continued attention to opportunistic infections for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Keywords: ulcerative colitis, Cryptococcus neoformans pneumonia, cytomegalovirus infection, clostridium difficile infection, biological agents, case report