Pleural involvement in cryptococcal infection  

作　　者：Vasiliki E Georgakopoulou Christos Damaskos Pagona Sklapani Nikolaos Trakas Aikaterini Gkoufa 

机构地区：[1]Department of Infectious Diseases,Laiko General Hospital,Athens 11527,Greece

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第16期5510-5514,共5页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：Pleural involvement of cryptococcal infection is uncommon and is more commonly observed in immunocompromised hosts than in immunocompetent ones.Pleural involvement in cryptococcal infections can manifest with or without pleural effusion.The presence of Cryptococcus spp.in the effusion or pleura is required for the diagnosis of cryptococcal pleural infection,which is commonly determined by pleural biopsy,fluid culture,and/or detection of cryptococcal antigen in the pleura or pleural fluid.

关 键 词：CRYPTOCOCCOSIS Pleural effusion Pleural diseases Fungal lung diseases Pleural Cavity Cryptococcus neoformans 

分 类 号：R515[医药卫生—内科学]