A rare case of disseminated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient

Hafisatu Gbadamosi; Jane Sandra Afriyie-Mensah; Emmanuel Nyamekye Ansah; Samuel Kwame Dadzie; Peter Puplampu

doi:10.1186/s12890-024-03318-w

A rare case of disseminated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient

Hafisatu Gbadamosi
, Jane Sandra Afriyie-Mensah
, Emmanuel Nyamekye Ansah
, Samuel Kwame Dadzie
, Peter Puplampu

Department of Medicine And Therapeutics

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
University of Ghana
Piedmont Athens Regional

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	484
Journal	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03318-w
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

Keywords

Crptococcocus
Dissemination
Immunocompetent
Immunosuppressed
Pulmonary

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