Paciente joven con nódulos pulmonares / Young patient with pulmonary nodules
Rev. esp. patol. torac
; 25(3): 210-213, jul.-sept. 2013. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-117715
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN
Describimos el caso de una paciente de 33 años que ingresó por dolor centrotorácico de características pleuríticas, tos, disnea y síndrome constitucional. En la radiografía de tórax se observaron infiltrados pulmonares nodulares bilaterales. Tras la realización de una biopsia pulmonar se llegó al diagnóstico de micosis pulmonar causada por Cryptococcus neoformans.La criptococosis pulmonar es una entidad poco habitual, que puede afectar tanto a individuos inmunodeprimidos como a inmunocompetentes, aunque con menor frecuencia en estos últimos.Este caso demuestra la importancia de considerar causas in-fecciosas en el diagnóstico diferencial de nódulos pulmonares. Destacamos a su vez lo poco habitual de la infección por Cryp-tococcus en pacientes inmunocompetentes
ABSTRACT
The case of a 33 year-old patient is described; she was admitted to hospital due to pleuritic chest pain, cough, dyspnoea and constitutional syndrome. Infiltrated bilateral lung nodules were observed in the chest x-ray. After performing a lung biopsy, the diagnosis was lung micosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans. Lung cryptococcus is an uncommon entity that can affect both immunodeficient and immunocompetent individuals, although less frequent in these latter. This case demonstrates the importance of considering infec-tious causes in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodules. At the same time, it must be noted that infections due to cryptococcus is in immunocompetent patients are rare
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Collection:
National databases
/
Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Cryptococcus neoformans
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
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Lung Diseases, Fungal
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. esp. patol. torac
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
H. Infanta Cristina/España
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Hospital Infanta Cristina/España