Pulmonary cryptococcosis with cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent host
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It predominantly affects people with immunosuppresion and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Extrapulmonary dissemination is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We present here a case of disseminated c...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Lung India 2014-04, Vol.31 (2), p.152-154 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It predominantly affects people with immunosuppresion and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Extrapulmonary dissemination is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We present here a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient who presented with an unusually large pulmonary mass and meningitis and successfully managed with medical therapy. |
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ISSN: | 0970-2113 0974-598X |
DOI: | 10.4103/0970-2113.129847 |