Pulmonary cryptococcoma: a rare and challenging diagnosis in immunocompetent patients

• Principais autores: Nicole Haddad (Autor), Marina Costa Cavallaro (Autor), Mariana Pezzute Lopes (Autor), Johana Marlen Jerias Fernandez (Autor), Lorena Silva Laborda (Autor), José Pinhata Otoch (Autor), Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: University of São Paulo, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...