A ten-year-old boy with a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans: Case report and review of the literature

Daniel A. Sweeney; Mary T. Caserta; David N. Korones; Arturo Casadevall; David L. Goldman

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000101916.33855.06

A ten-year-old boy with a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans: Case report and review of the literature

Daniel A. Sweeney, Mary T. Caserta, David N. Korones, Arturo Casadevall, David L. Goldman

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Abstract

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an uncommonly recognized disease of childhood. Among immunocompetent and non-HIV-infected individuals, pulmonary cryptococcosis may be asymptomatic or present with chronic, nondescript symptomatology. In this report we describe a 10-year-old with malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone and a pulmonary nodule secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans. We use this case as a background to review the pediatric literature regarding pulmonary cryptococcosis and to discuss the utility of immunohistochemistry for diagnosis of this clinical entity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1089-1093
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	22
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000101916.33855.06
State	Published - Dec 2003

Keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans
Lung nodule

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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