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Relapsed Pulmonary Cryptococcosis during Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitor Treatment [PDF]

, 2016
A 35-year-old non-HIV patient developed pulmonary cryptococcosis after the initiation of infliximab. He recovered by fluconazole treatment and completed the therapy for a total of 6 months.
Kakeya, Hiroshi, Saijo, Tomomi, Suyama, Naofumi, Imamura, Yoshifumi, Miyazaki, Taiga, Sawai, Toyomitsu, Takazono, Takahiro, Yanagihara, Katsunori, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kohno, Shigeru, Yamamoto, Kazuko, Izumikawa, Koichi, Tashiro, Masato   +12 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis: A review of pathobiology and clinical aspects [PDF]

, 2019
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic invasive mycosis in immunocompromised patients but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients. The main human pathogens are Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii which have a world-wide
Denning, David; id_orcid, Rautemaa-richardson, Riina; id_orcid, Setianingrum, Findra   +2 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis

Medicina Clínica Práctica
María G. Moreno-Treviño, Daniel A. Morales-Jácome, Mariana Cepeda-Lerma, Julio C. Salas-Alanís, Mauricio Salas-Garza, Ma. Guadalupe Treviño-Alanís, Gerardo Rivera-Silva   +6 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis in late pregnancy and review of published literature. [PDF]

, 2009
Naturally occurring maternal immunosuppression increases the risk of infection by a variety of pathogens during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Pulmonary cryptococcosis during pregnancy is relatively rare.
Yamamoto, Yoshihiro, Kakeya, Hiroshi, Yanagihara, Katsunori, Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu, Kohno, Shigeru, Nakamura, Shigeki, Izumikawa, Koichi, Seki, Masafumi   +7 more
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Multiple cystic lesions after treatment for pulmonary cryptococcosis

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Pulmonary cryptococcosis presents various radiological manifestations depending on the immunological status of the host. The most common chest radiographic findings include single or multiple nodules.
Tomoyo Taketa, Takahito Nakamura
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Steroid resistance in organizing pneumonia caused by pulmonary cryptococcosis

Respirology Case Reports, 2020
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) usually responds well to steroid therapy; however, recurrence is commonly observed when the steroid dose is tapered. A 74‐year‐old man suspected of having steroid‐resistant COP presented to our hospital.
Motoko Nomura, Hiromitsu Ohta, Masahiro Hiruta, Fumiaki Kudo, Fumiyoshi Ohyanagi, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi   +5 more
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Imitating Shadows: Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Masquerading as Miliary Tuberculosis—A Rare Case

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Cryptococcosis, an invasive mycosis caused by basidiomycetous yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii species complexes, is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality.
Madhuri Singh, Akshi Raj, Shirish S. Chandanwale, Kumar Roushan, Anuj Sharma   +4 more
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Non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis with limited posterior uveitis in a kidney organ transplant recipient with antibody-mediated rejection: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background Cryptococcosis is one of the most frequent fungal eye infections in patients with immunosuppression. Currently, treatment approaches for non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis are based on those used for cryptococcal meningitis or ...
Yi-An Lu, Chun-Hsien Lin, Chia-Jen Chang, Kuo-Hsiung Shu, Mu-Chi Chung, Chien-Chih Chou   +5 more
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Extent of Lung Involvement and Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Test in Non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Adult Patients with Pulmonary Cryptococcosis

Chinese Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) test is the most used noninvasive method to detect cryptococcal infection. However, false-negative CrAg test is not uncommon in clinical practice.
Tao Zhu, Wan-Ting Luo, Gui-Hua Chen, Yue-Sheng Tu, Shuo Tang, Huo-Jin Deng, Wei Xu, Wei Zhang, Di Qi, Dao-Xin Wang, Chang-Yi Li, He Li, Yan-Qiao Wu, Shen-Jin Li   +13 more
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Clinical characteristics and image features of pulmonary cryptococcosis: a retrospective analysis of 50 cases in a Chinese hospital

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations and imaging characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis, and discuss its guidance in diagnosing. Methods The clinical data of patients diagnosed with cryptococcosis in our hospital from January 2014 to
Yuan Lu, Ming Ding, Jing Huang, Cuiping Fu, Yi Wan, Jun Jiang, Jie Huang   +6 more
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