Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as endobronchial tumor with left upper lobe collapse.
Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms and radiologic findings are non-specific. Further, pulmonary cryptococcal infections are extremely rare in individuals with normal immunity. This case report describes a case of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent individual who presented with left upper lobe collapse due to endobronchial occlusion.
Chang
Ying-Shan
YS
Department of Internal Medicine, Ton-Yen General Hospital, Chupei, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
Chou
Kuo-Chih
KC
Wang
Po-Chien
PC
Yang
Hsiao-Bai
HB
Chen
Chung-Hwa
CH
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male