Pulmonary cryptococcoma: a rare and challenging diagnosis in immunocompetent patients

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Nicole Haddad (مؤلف), Marina Costa Cavallaro (مؤلف), Mariana Pezzute Lopes (مؤلف), Johana Marlen Jerias Fernandez (مؤلف), Lorena Silva Laborda (مؤلف), José Pinhata Otoch (مؤلف), Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: University of São Paulo, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Cryptococcal infection is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients, although immunocompetent patients may also be infected. The pathogen's portal of entry is the respiratory tract; however, the central nervous system is predominantly involved. Pulmonary involvement varies from interstitial a...