A rare case of disseminated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient

被引:0
|
作者
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
来源
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE | 2024年 / 24卷 / 01期
关键词
Crptococcocus; Immunocompetent; Immunosuppressed; Dissemination; Pulmonary;
D O I
10.1186/s12890-024-03318-w
中图分类号
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
学科分类号
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.
引用
收藏
页数:6
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [21] A RARE CASE OF ACUTE DISSEMINATED HISTOPLASMOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT
    Amin, A.
    Kwatra, S.
    CHEST, 2020, 157 (06) : 88A - 88A
  • [22] A rare case of disseminated herpes zoster in an immunocompetent patient
    Mangat, R.
    Johri, G.
    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 2019, 67 : S115 - S115
  • [23] Disseminated Cryptococcosis with Adrenal and Lung Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient
    Ranjan, Piyush
    Jana, Manisha
    Krishnan, Shanmugam
    Nath, Devajit
    Sood, Rita
    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2015, 9 (04) : OD4 - OD5
  • [24] A Fungal Dilemma: Diagnosing Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
    Kenaa, Blaine
    Lan, Charlie
    CHEST, 2016, 150 (04) : 161A - 161A
  • [25] Disseminated cryptococcosis revealed by vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient
    Nankeu, Serge
    Djaha, Jean-Mermoz
    St Marcoux, Bernadette
    Kaci, Rachid
    Debandt, Michel
    JOINT BONE SPINE, 2012, 79 (06) : 629 - 631
  • [26] Pulmonary cryptococcosis after recovery from COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient: A rare case report
    Choi, Hye Sook
    MEDICINE, 2022, 101 (32) : E30143
  • [27] A Case Of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis In An Immunocompetent Woman
    Loya, M. K.
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 2016, 193
  • [28] A Rare Case of Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
    Mahmood, S. K.
    Al Asadi, L.
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 2023, 207
  • [29] Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Older Adult: A Case Report
    Grueso, Andrea Mejia
    Morales, Sergio Alejandro
    Ruales, Valentina Davila
    Venegas-Sanabria, Luis Carlos
    UNIVERSITAS MEDICA, 2022, 63 (03):
  • [30] PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS IN A PATIENT WHO IS IMMUNOCOMPETENT
    EMMONS, WW
    LUCHSINGER, S
    MILLER, L
    SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1995, 88 (06) : 657 - 660