Domestic retrospective analysis of pulmonary cryptococcosis in the recent 22 years / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To learn the domestic investigation into pulmonary cryptococcosis in the 22 years.Methods We retrieved the literature about pulmonary cryptococcosis included in CMCC,and summarized the clinical data of 67 patients suffering from pulmonary cryptococcosis.Results The clinical situation and radiological manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis were diverse and nonspecific.Cryptococcal meningitis was the commonest complication(31.34%).Almost all patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis were once misdiagnosed.Final diagnosis mainly depended on the smear,culture or pathological examination of various clinical specimens.Therapeutic tool involved resection with operation and the application of anti-fungi drugs.Conclusion To increase the cognition to the disease is the key to increase the final diagnosis rate.Therapeutical effect of anti-fungi drugs should be emphasized,especially the application in preoperation and postoperation can decrease the dissemination of cryptococcus after operation,which might result in cryptococcal meningitis.