Isolated cavitary lung disease in a renal allograft recipient: A rare manifestation of cryptococcus

JS Sandhu; V Makkar; PM Sohal; A Singh; H Kaur; J Sandhu

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.116333

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2013 | Volume : 23 | Issue : 5 | Page : 381-383

Isolated cavitary lung disease in a renal allograft recipient: A rare manifestation of cryptococcus

JS Sandhu¹, V Makkar¹, PM Sohal¹, A Singh², H Kaur³, J Sandhu³
¹ Department of Nephrology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
³ Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Correspondence Address:
J S Sandhu
Department of Nephrology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141 001, Punjab
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.116333

Although lungs are the portal of entry for cryptococcus, pulmonary disease is relatively uncommon. Cavitary pulmonary disease is even less common. We report a rare case of cryptococcosis with an isolated cavitary lung lesion in a renal allograft recipient.

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