MILIARY PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH THE ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME

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DOUKETIS, JD [1 ]
KESTEN, S [1 ]
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[1] TORONTO HOSP, 399 BATHURST ST, 4-009 ECW, TORONTO M5T 2S8, ON, CANADA
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10.1136/thx.48.4.402
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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A 33 year old man with AIDS presented with fever, dyspnoea, cough and a miliary pattern on the chest radiograph. Cryptococcus neoformans infection was diagnosed from bronchoalveolar lavage bronchoscopy. This case supports the principle that, in patients with AIDS, pulmonary infections can exhibit variable radiographic features and that definitive diagnosis should always be considered.
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