Pulmonary cryptococcosis with cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent host.
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It predominantly affects people with immunosuppresion and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Extrapulmonary dissemination is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We present here a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient who presented with an unusually large pulmonary mass and meningitis and successfully managed with medical therapy.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Manoj Kumar
MK
Panigrahi
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Narahari Narendra
NN
Kumar
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Venugopal
V
Jaganathan
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Saka Vinod
SV
Kumar
Cryptococcal meningitis; immunocompetent host; lung mass; pulmonary cryptococcosis