A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Male Patient Diagnosed by a Percutaneous Supraclavicular Lymph Node Biopsy / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 276-280, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-114236
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Cryptococcal pneumonia usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with malignancy, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, organ transplantations, immunosuppressive chemotherapies, catheter insertion, or dialysis. It can be diagnosed by gaining tissues in lung parenchyma or detecting antigen in blood or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Here we report an immunocompetent 32-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus diagnosed with cryptococcal pneumonia after a ultrasound-guided percutaneous supraclavicular lymph node core needle biopsy. We treated him with fluconazole at 400 mg/day for 9 months according to the guideline. This is the first case that cryptococcal pneumonia was diagnosed from a percutaneous lymph node biopsy in South Korea.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Biopsy
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Fluconazole
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Organ Transplantation
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Immunocompromised Host
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Transplants
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Cryptococcosis
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article