Tuberc Respir Dis.  1995 Feb;42(1):93-98. 10.4046/trd.1995.42.1.93.

A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Followed by Pulmonary Tuberculosis Developed after Bilateral Adrenalectomy

• Lee WY
• Cho YS
• Kim MY
• Ahn RS
• Song SH
• Lee SY
• Kim YK
• Kim KH
• Park SH

• KMID: 2045057
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1995.42.1.93

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by the yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Respiratory tract is the usual portal of infection but relatively few cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis have been reported. Recently the incidence of the disease are increasing because the perception to seek the disease is increasing and immunocompromised hosts are more widespread with introduction of immune-suppressants, steroids and advent of AIDS. Because of nonspecific pattern of clinical manifestation, radiologic findings, differentiating the other diseases is essential and it needs fungal culture and biopsy. We describe a patient in the state of bilateral adrenalectomy due to bilateral ACTH-independent macronodular hyperplasia who developed pulmonary cryptococcosis and was later infected with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Keyword

Pulmonary cryptococcosis; Tuberculosis; Bilateral adrenalectomy

MeSH Terms

Adrenalectomy*
Biopsy
Cryptococcosis*
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fungi
Humans
Hyperplasia
Immunocompromised Host
Incidence
Respiratory System
Steroids
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*
Steroids