A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Idiopathic CD4+ T-Lymphocytopenia
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 173-176, 2005.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Cryptococcus neoformans commonly causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, especially in patients with AIDS. CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in AIDS indicates an increased risk of opportunistic infection and a decline in immunological function. Idiopathic CD4 T-lymphocytopenia (ICL) is characterized by depletions in the CD4+ T-cell subsets, without evidence of HIV infection. Immunodeficiency can exist in the absence of laboratory evidence of HIV infection, and T-cell subsets should be evaluated in patients who present with unusual opportunistic infections. We report a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis and lung cancer in a patient with persistently low CD4+ cell counts, without evidence of HIV infection.
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Main subject:
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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CD4 Lymphocyte Count
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Cryptococcosis
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Lung Neoplasms
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Lymphopenia
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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