Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report
Cryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary. Disseminated cryptococcosis is subtile in immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcosis presenting with myriad of symptoms with invo...
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| author | H S Suhas Ketaki Utpat Unnati Desai Manoj Vedpathak Jyotsna M Joshi |
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| description | Cryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary. Disseminated cryptococcosis is subtile in immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcosis presenting with myriad of symptoms with involvement of lung, meninges, hematological system is rare. We present to you a unique case of disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as bilateral pulmonary nodular opacities with peripheral eosinophilia and meningitis along with a narration of the enthralling diagnostic process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2588947aceb547eb9ffa6de0467467752022-12-21T18:39:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2018-01-0135325625810.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_17Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case reportH S SuhasKetaki UtpatUnnati DesaiManoj VedpathakJyotsna M JoshiCryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary. Disseminated cryptococcosis is subtile in immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcosis presenting with myriad of symptoms with involvement of lung, meninges, hematological system is rare. We present to you a unique case of disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as bilateral pulmonary nodular opacities with peripheral eosinophilia and meningitis along with a narration of the enthralling diagnostic process.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=3;spage=256;epage=258;aulast=SuhasCryptococcosiseosinophiliameningitis |
| spellingShingle | H S Suhas Ketaki Utpat Unnati Desai Manoj Vedpathak Jyotsna M Joshi Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report Lung India Cryptococcosis eosinophilia meningitis |
| title | Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report |
| title_full | Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report |
| title_short | Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report |
| title_sort | cryptococcosis with bird s eye manifestation a case report |
| topic | Cryptococcosis eosinophilia meningitis |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=3;spage=256;epage=258;aulast=Suhas |
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