Disseminated cryptococcosis with pulmonary and marrow involvement mimicking radiological features of malignancy

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-92

  Su, Cheng Tau ^a   Chen, Liang Kuang ^a   Tsai, Yuh Feng ^a   Kuo, Chu Jen ^a   Lu, Chien Li ^a   Chen, Hsu Yi ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cryptococcus neoformans; Osteomyelitis; Pulmonary cryptococcosis; Radiography

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE ATROPHY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ISCHIUM; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SACRUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE MARROW DISEASES; BONE NEOPLASMS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1942517413     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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