Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis treated by thoracoscopic resection
Iida, M.; Ohmori, K.; Kitamura, K.; Muramatsu, T.; Nagasaka, F.; Haga, N.; Koga, M.; Ohmiya, S.; Sezai, Y.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 34(5): 575-578
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1542 PMID: 8753117 Document Number: 466849
A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of an abnormal shadow in the right lower field on a chest roentgenogram. The lesion was calcified and was therefore suspected to be benign. Thoracoscopic resention was performed. The pathological diagnosis was cryptococcosis of the lung. The lesion was completely resected, so no antifungal drug was given. The patient was doing well as of 12 months after the operation.