Pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host

Naima Fasih; Kauser Jabeen; Tazeen Fatima; Rashida Ahmed; Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi; Afia Zafar

doi:10.1016/S2222-1808(15)60870-2

Pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host

Naima Fasih
, Kauser Jabeen
, Tazeen Fatima
, Rashida Ahmed
, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
, Afia Zafar

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Abstract

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is usually underdiagnosed entity due its highly variable clinical presentation. In tuberculosis (TB)-endemic countries like Pakistan, its diagnosis is easily overlooked as there is a high degree of overlap in clinical, laboratory and radiographic presentation with TB. For definitive diagnosis fungal culture or molecular identification is required.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	S114-S115
Journal	Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
Volume	5
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2222-1808(15)60870-2
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Keywords

Immunocompetent host
Pulmonary cryptococcosis
Tuberculosis

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