Pulmonary cryptococcosis in routine care: the clinical–radiologic spectrum and transparent evidence-tier reporting (confirmed versus presumed) among patients with no recorded immunocompromising conditions

In this routine-care diagnostic-pathway cohort, nodules/masses were the most frequently recorded CT pattern, and asymptomatic/incidental presentation was documented in a substantial proportion of cases, including among patients with no recorded immunocompromising conditions. Separate reporting of confirmed and presumed cases may improve interpretation of cohorts assembled under non-uniform diagnostic work-up.