Tuberc Respir Dis.  2001 Mar;50(3):359-366. 10.4046/trd.2001.50.3.359.

Various Pulmonary Manifestations of the Cryptococcal Pneumoniae in the three Immunocompetent Patients

• park JC
• Kim HT
• Jeung H
• Park JH
• Choi JH
• Kim HT
• Park JM
• Lee YH
• Kim JS

• KMID: 2318316
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2001.50.3.359

Abstract

More than half of the cryptococcal infections occur in acquired immune deficiency (AIDS) patients, and more than half of the non-AIDS patients with cryptococcosis are immunocompromised. Most immunocompromised patients have meningoencephalitis at the time of diagnosis. Without the appropriate therapy, this from of the infection is invariably fatal. Death can occur any time from 2 weeks to several years after the onset of symptoms. Pulmonary crytococcosis in immunocompromised patients is usually asymptomatic, but coughing, chest pain, fever, or hemoptysis may occur in immunocompetent patients. Pulmonary cryptococcosis symptoms in immunocompetent patients tend to improve without treatment. Here, we describe the various pulmonary manifestations of cryptococcal pneumoniae in three immunocmpetent patients.

Keyword

Pulmonary cryptococcosis; Immunocompetent

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Cough
Cryptococcosis
Diagnosis
Fever
Hemoptysis
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Meningoencephalitis
Pneumonia*