Pulmonary Cryptococcosis With Rapid Growth on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

ABSTRACT A 64‐year‐old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and asthma developed a rapid growth and uptake of 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐avid lung nodule. Despite suspicion of malignancy, the biopsy confirmed pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC). Regardless of FDG uptake, PC should be considered in the differ...

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Published inRespirology case reports Vol. 13; no. 8
Main Authors Fukuda, Yosuke, Oda, Naruhito, Sagara, Hironori, Tanaka, Akihiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 21.08.2025
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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immunosuppression
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
pulmonary cryptococcosis
rheumatoid arthritis
TNF inhibitors
Tomography
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Summary:ABSTRACT A 64‐year‐old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and asthma developed a rapid growth and uptake of 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐avid lung nodule. Despite suspicion of malignancy, the biopsy confirmed pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC). Regardless of FDG uptake, PC should be considered in the differential diagnosis. A 64‐year‐old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and asthma developed a rapid growth and uptake of 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐avid lung nodule. The biopsy confirmed pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC). Regardless of FDG uptake, PC should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Associate Editor: Belinda Miller
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ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.70322