title: Pulmonary cryptococcosis: a case report and review of the Asian-Pacific experience.
abstract: Pulmonary cryptococcosis is a very rare form of pneumonia, which is seldom seen among immunocompetent patients. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with indolent pneumonia that was subsequently diagnosed to be pulmonary cryptococcosis without other systemic involvement. Contrary to formal belief, there was evidence of residual lung fibrosis 12 months after initial presentation. The features of pulmonary cryptococcosis reported in the Asian Pacific region are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Tsang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed