A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking pulmonary metastasis in a patient with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 540-544, 2004.
Article
de Ko
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| ID: wpr-214050
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ABSTRACT
Multiple pulmonary nodules were found in a 71-year-old Korean female patient with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma during diagnostic work-up. A presumptive diagnosis of metastases was made and percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology was undertaken. Finally, pathological examination of the tissue revealed granulomatous inflammation with cryptococcal infection. The patient received 6 months of antifungal treatment with fluconazole and her chest radiographic findings were improved after the treatment. She is now under clinical follow-up. Recognition that pulmonary cryptococcal infection can mimic metastasis is important in reaching the correct diagnosis and in determining the correct treatment.
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Sujet Principal:
Carcinome épidermoïde
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Radiographie thoracique
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Fluconazole
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Études de suivi
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Cryptococcose
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Cryptococcus
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Cytoponction
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Diagnostic
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Nodules pulmonaires multiples
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Inflammation
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
langue:
Ko
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Année:
2004
Type:
Article