A rare case of disseminated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract

Abstract Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an uncommon invasive fungal infection of the lungs seen in immunocompromised individuals but increasingly reported among the immunocompetent. We report a rare case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent host highlighting its unique clinical and radiological presentation. Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

Keywords

• Crptococcocus
• Immunocompetent
• Immunosuppressed
• Dissemination
• Pulmonary