[Chronic pulmonary cryptococcosis. A case contribution for diagnosis of cryptococcosis in man from a pathologic-anatomic viewpoint].
Routine use of differential nutrients for isolating cryptococcus neoformans (Staib-Agar) during post-mortem examination revealed previously unsuspected chronic pulmonary cryptococcosis in a 64-year-old woman. Cause of recurrent pleural effusions over three years were probably sub-pleural cryptococcomas. In on-target and specific search for the cryptococcosis pathogen, the lung deserves special attention as a probable gateway.
D001344:Autopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology
D003470:Culture Media
Chronische Lungenkryptokokkose. Ein kasuistischer Beitrag zur Diagnostik der Kryptokokkose des Menschen aus pathologisch-anatomischer Sicht.