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Pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as miliary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2021 Pulmonary Cryptococcosis is a rare and difficult to diagnose entity. It has been found to be associated with immunocompromised patients. Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient is extremely rare condition.
Sharad Joshi +4 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2021 Background: Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for bacterial infections, but its role in cryptococcosis is unclear. The study aimed to determine whether uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c >7%) was an independent risk factor for mortality in ...
Solana Archuleta +14 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary pulmonary cryptococcosis
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022 Background: The surgical outcome for primary pulmonary cryptococcosis remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for primary pulmonary ...
Chao-Wen Lu +6 more
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Crazy‐paving patterns as rare radiological manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis: a case report
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Crazy-paving patterns are rarely reported as radiological manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis. Case presentation Herein, we presented a very rare case of a crazy-paving pattern as a radiological manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis
He Yu +8 more
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Preemptive Therapy in Cryptococcosis Adjusted for Outcomes
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Cryptococcosis is one of the most serious opportunistic diseases in patients living with HIV. For this reason, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important. Objectives.
Fernando Messina +5 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020 Background Pulmonary Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/C.gattii species in immunocompromised patients. Cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis in patients with normal immune function are increasingly common in
Kelin Yao +7 more
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Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2014 Here, we report a case of primary cryptococcal pneumonia in a 25-year-old woman who presented with several weeks’ history of cough, dyspnoea and night sweating. These symptoms started in the third trimester of her pregnancy. She was being treated for infertility and got pregnant with in vitro fertilisation.
Mehrnaz, Asadi Gharabaghi +1 more
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Thoracic Cancer, 2023 Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection that can occur in cancer patients. A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a patient treated with erlotinib + ramucirumab for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) L858R point mutation‐positive non‐small ...
Hiroshi Kobe +2 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis coexisting with adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Pulmonary cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection frequently seen in immunocompromised patients. Owing to its nonspecific clinical and radiographic features, the differential diagnosis with secondary tuberculosis, malignant tumor, and ...
Liyang Li +3 more
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IDCases, 2023 In patients with membranous nephropathy (MN), malignancy may be either the underlying disease or results of immunosuppressive therapy which may also lead to opportunistic infections including the pulmonary cryptococcosis.
ZhiPeng Zhao +5 more
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