Case Report: A Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Presenting as Interstitial Pneumonia in a Patient of IgA Nephropathy
This case illustrates that in immunocompromised patients, pulmonary cryptococcosis may manifest with imaging findings resembling interstitial pneumonia. Therefore, clinicians should consider pulmonary cryptococcosis in the differential diagnosis of interstitial pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
Authors
- Feifei Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-6994)
- Qing Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2478-9846)
- Yi Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-615X)
- Yuyan Ma
- Jue Pan
- Bijie Hu
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- Zhongshan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s563568
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fudan University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China