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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 c...

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Autores principales: Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar, Kumar, Narahari Narendra, Jaganathan, Venugopal, Kumar, Saka Vinod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778480
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.129847
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Sumario: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.