Isolated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent boy

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 fo...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Siegfried, Kim, Ji Eun, La, Kyong Suk, Yoo, Young, Lee, Kee Hyoung, Park, Sang Hee, Choung, Ji Tae, Kim, Chul Whan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21218020
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.11.971
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Sumario: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.

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