A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking pulmonary metastasis in a patient with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 540-544, 2004.
Article
ي Ko
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| ID: wpr-214050
المكتبة المسؤولة:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Multiple pulmonary nodules were found in a 71-year-old Korean female patient with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma during diagnostic work-up. A presumptive diagnosis of metastases was made and percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology was undertaken. Finally, pathological examination of the tissue revealed granulomatous inflammation with cryptococcal infection. The patient received 6 months of antifungal treatment with fluconazole and her chest radiographic findings were improved after the treatment. She is now under clinical follow-up. Recognition that pulmonary cryptococcal infection can mimic metastasis is important in reaching the correct diagnosis and in determining the correct treatment.
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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Fluconazole
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Follow-Up Studies
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Cryptococcosis
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Cryptococcus
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Diagnosis
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
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Inflammation
نوع الدراسة:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
المحددات:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
اللغة:
Ko
مجلة:
Korean Journal of Medicine
السنة:
2004
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Article