title: An unusual presentation of pulmonary cryptococcosis with co-existing disseminated tuberculosis in an AIDS patient.
abstract: Although cryptococcosis with lung involvement is not rare in patients with HIV, it is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of an abnormal chest roentgenogram. Pulmonary cryptococcosis with concomitant opportunistic infections is frequently seen among AIDS and its association with tuberculosis (TB) has been previously reported. Untreated pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompromised hosts usually becomes disseminated and results in considerable mortality despite antifungal therapy. We report a case of cryptococcosis with pulmonary involvement in a patient with coexisting disseminated TB in HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. shekar_uk@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Chandrashekar
authors.forename: Vasudeva
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: George K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015725:Fluconazole