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A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient  

Roh, Eun Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Park, Min Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
An, Ji Won (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Lee, Seung Jae (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Son, Hye Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Sung, Hye Young (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Choi, Son Ook (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Kim, Guil Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Hyoung, Bok Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Lee, Sang Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Kim, Yong Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
Song, Jeong Sup (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.59, no.6, 2005 , pp. 700-703 More about this Journal
Abstract
We experienced a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient who presented with uncommon radiological findings. He complained of a dry cough for 3 weeks. The chest X-ray and CT showed multiple, variable sized, and irregular patch consolidations with cavities combined with some ground glass opacities in both lower lung fields. The diagnosis was made histologically via a thoracoscopic lung biopsy. The patient was administered oral fluconazole has since been well.
Keywords
Cryptococcosis; Immunocompetent patient; Multiple cavities;
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