title: Isolated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent boy.
abstract: Pulmonary cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent subjects. Here, we present the case of a 16-year-old boy who was referred to our pediatric department for the management of multiple consolidations detected on chest radiography, which was routinely performed when the patient was being evaluated for an ankle fracture. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed, and the definitive diagnosis was established as cryptococcal pneumonia. After 8 weeks of antifungal treatment, the pulmonary nodules on the chest radiographs disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyong Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: La
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Kee Hyoung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ji Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Choung
authors.forename: Chul Whan
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim