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- Title
Cryptococcosis as a complication of therapy for sarcoidosis: A case report.
- Authors
Shi, Jiejun; Zhou, Lei; Ma, Ada Hai Yan; Yang, Naibin; Chen, Lei; Qian, Guoqing
- Abstract
Cryptococcosis is a rare complication of sarcoidosis, especially when it grows in lungs. It may escape from being diagnosed because of low prevalence and non-specific radiological presentation. Hereby, we reported an unusual case of pulmonary cryptococcosis secondary to the long-term use of glucocorticoids to treat sarcoidosis which can be misdiagnosed as progression of sarcoidosis due to the similar radiological presentation. After targeted therapy with fluconazole for 5 months, her chest computed tomography rescan revealed resolution of the pulmonary lesions.
- Subjects
CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS; RADIOLOGY; COMPUTED tomography; GLUCOCORTICOIDS
- Publication
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021, Vol 9, p1
- ISSN
2050-313X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2050313X211054268