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Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: Atypical Results in the Serum Test for Cryptococcal Antigen
Author(s) -
Jenkins C.,
Breslin A. B. X.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1982.tb03838.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , cryptococcus neoformans , medicine , serology , antigen , immunology , cryptococcus , disease , pathology , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Pulmonary cryptococcosis: atypical results in the serum test for cryptococcal antigen. C. Jenkins and A. B. X. Breslin. Aust. N.Z. J. Med., 1982, 12 , pp. 527–530. Two cases of pulmonary infection with Cryptococcus neoformans are reported. In both patients the cryptococcal antigen titres remained positive following initiation of effective therapy, and despite clinical evidence of resolution of disease. The possible causes for these findings are discussed and it is suggested why this atypical serological response does not necessarily indicate dissemination or active infection.