Open AccessCryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report
Author(s) -
HS Suhas,
Ketaki Utpat,
Unnati Desai,
Manoj Vedpathak,
Jyotsna M Joshi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_397_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcosis , meninges , cryptococcus neoformans , cryptococcal meningitis , eosinophilia , meningitis , pathology , dermatology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , viral disease , biology , genetics
Cryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary. Disseminated cryptococcosis is subtile in immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcosis presenting with myriad of symptoms with involvement of lung, meninges, hematological system is rare. We present to you a unique case of disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as bilateral pulmonary nodular opacities with peripheral eosinophilia and meningitis along with a narration of the enthralling diagnostic process.