title: A case of lung mass: a common association between uncommon diseases.
abstract: A young man presented with a history of cough, chest pain and streaky haemoptysis with low-grade fever. Further evaluation revealed a mass in the left hemithorax, which was biopsied to reveal cryptococcoma. The patient was HIV negative. Flow cytometry lymphocyte subset analysis showed reduced CD4+ T lymphocytes. Absolute CD4+ lymphocyte count was only 230 (normal range 530-1300). The patient was started on injectable amphotericin B, which was given for 1 month, and he was discharged on oral fluconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Niteen D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Karnik
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Dhiraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Dhirendra Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole