[A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis diagnosed by percutaneous lung biopsy]

Kyobu Geka. 1994 May;47(5):417-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 53-year-old male was admitted with complaint of bloody sputum. The chest X-ray film revealed a solitary round mass with cavity formation in the left upper lung field. A diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis was made by the percutaneous lung biopsy. As his chest X-ray film did not improve even by administration of antimycotic agents for 6 months, he underwent partial resection of left upper lobe. Thus, the percutaneous lung biopsy was a significant procedure for the definitive diagnosis of this case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged