A rare case of disseminated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient

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Gbadamosi, Hafisatu [2 ,3 ]
Afriyie-Mensah, Jane Sandra [1 ]
Ansah, Emmanuel Nyamekye [1 ]
Dadzie, Samuel Kwame [4 ]
Puplampu, Peter [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghana, Korle Bu, Med Sch, Dept Med & Therapeut, Accra, Ghana
[2] Korle Bu Teaching Hosp, Dept Radiol, Accra, Ghana
[3] Univ Ghana, Med Sch, Dept Radiol, Accra, Ghana
[4] Piedmont Athens Reg Hosp, Athens, GA USA
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BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE | 2024年 / 24卷 / 01期
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Crptococcocus; Immunocompetent; Immunosuppressed; Dissemination; Pulmonary;
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10.1186/s12890-024-03318-w
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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摘要
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an uncommon invasive fungal infection of the lungs seen in immunocompromised individuals but increasingly reported among the immunocompetent. We report a rare case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent host highlighting its unique clinical and radiological presentation.Clinical trial number: Not applicable.
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