Open AccessIsolated cavitary lung disease in a renal allograft recipient: A rare manifestation of cryptococcus
Author(s) -
J.S. Sandhu,
Vikas Makkar,
P.M. Sohal,
Akashdeep Singh,
Harpreet Kaur,
J.S. Sandhu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.116333
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcus , lung , rare disease , cryptococcosis , pathology , disease , lesion , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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.