[A case of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis showing spontaneous recovery].
A 37-year-old woman was admitted with fever and cough. The chest roentgenogram revealed a solitary large round mass in the right lower lung field. Diagnosis was made by transbronchial lung biopsy. There was no evidence of abnormal cell-mediated immunity. The patient made an uneventful recovery and the chest X-ray showed progressive clearing without specific therapy. After 6 months, the mass lesion disappeared. This case suggests that specific therapy may not be necessary for all cases of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Homma
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Mizukoshi
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Fukui
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Satoh
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D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous