title: Clinical and radiographic presentations of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients.
abstract: Pulmonary cryptococcosis is often noted in immunocompromized patients, especially in HIV-seropositive patients and post-transplant patients. Only a few case reports and small-scale studies on pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients have been published in the English literature. However, there are several areas of uncertainty in this group of patients including image presentations and management strategy. This retrospective study including 17 patients is designed to share our 7 y of experience in clarifying the characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients, including initial symptoms, diagnostic criteria, pulmonary imaging, treatment and outcome in a tertiary teaching hospital in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jhi-Jhu
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Tung-Heng
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Meng-Shuan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Wan-Yi
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tun-Chieh
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Shyan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013624:Taiwan; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome