Nódulo pulmonar solitario por Cryptococcus en paciente HIV positivo. Reporte de un caso / Solitary pulmonary nodule by c ryptoc oc cus in HIV pos itiv e patient. Case repor
Rev. méd. Panamá
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39(3): 111-112, 2019.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1100439
RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino VIH positivo con historia de cefalea y rigidez nucal. Dada su condición clínica el paciente es hospitalizado en sala. La radiografía de tórax es normal y se realiza tomografía de tórax de alta resolución debido a la historia clínica de VIH encontrándose un nódulo pulmonar solitario en el pulmón derecho con márgenes irregulares al cual se realiza biopsia dirigida por tomografía resultando un diagnóstico de micosis pulmonar.
ABSTRACT
A case of a positive VHI male patient with a history of headache and nuchal stiffness is reported. Given his clinical condition, the patient is hospitalized in the emergency room. The chest xray is normal and a highresolution chest tomography is performed due to the clinical history of HIV, finding a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right lung with irregular margins to which a biopsy directed by tomography is performed, resulting in a diagnosis of pulmonary mycosis.
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Main subject:
HIV
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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Cryptococcosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Panamá
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Panama
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Santo Tomàs/PA
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Hospital Santo Tomás/PA
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