CASE REPORT : A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Male Patient Diagnosed by a Percutaneous Supraclavicular Lymph Node Biopsy

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...

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Published inTuberculosis and respiratory diseases Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 280 - 284
Main Authors Ji Hee Sung, Do Hoon Kim, Mi Jung Oh, Kyoung Ju Lee, Young A Bae, Kye Won Kwon, Seung Min Lee, Ho Joon Kang, Jinyoung Choi
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 30.07.2015
Subjects
Biopsy
Cryptococcosis
Fine Needle
Lymph Nodes
Pneumonia
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184