title: Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as endobronchial tumor with left upper lobe collapse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ton-Yen General Hospital, Chupei, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ying-Shan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kuo-Chih
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Po-Chien
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hsiao-Bai
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chung-Hwa
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: 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