Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

면역기능이 정상인 환자에서의 폐 효모균증 1례

  • Roh, Eun Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Park, Min Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • An, Ji Won (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung Jae (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Son, Hye Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Sung, Hye Young (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Choi, Son Ook (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Kim, Guil Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Hyoung, Bok Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine) ;
  • Song, Jeong Sup (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of medicine)
  • 노은숙 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박민경 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 안지원 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이승재 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 손혜숙 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 성혜영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 최선욱 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김길선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 형복진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이상훈 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김용현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 송정섭 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.08.22
  • Accepted : 2005.09.21
  • Published : 2005.12.30
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Abstract

We experienced a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient who presented with uncommon radiological findings. He complained of a dry cough for 3 weeks. The chest X-ray and CT showed multiple, variable sized, and irregular patch consolidations with cavities combined with some ground glass opacities in both lower lung fields. The diagnosis was made histologically via a thoracoscopic lung biopsy. The patient was administered oral fluconazole has since been well.

저자들은 면역 기능의 장애가 없는 건강한 성인남자에게서 이전에 수 차례 보고 된 바 있는 단순한 고립성 폐결절, 경화, 종격동 종괴의 방사선학적 소견이 아닌 양쪽폐야의 다발성의 결절 및 공동화를 동반한 경화의 흔치 않은 방사선 소견을 보이는 폐 효모균증 1예를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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