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Case ReportOpen accessPhrase in the titlePulmonary Cryptococcosis Complicated by Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-Infection with Influenza AVirusYoshihiro Kobashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shigeki Kato, Toru OgaA 73-year-old man visited Kawasaki Medical School Hospital with complaints of cough and fever persisting for five days. He was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 2010 and had received immunosuppressive treatment for eight years. He presented with infiltration shadows in the bilateral middle and lower lung fields. Because both influenza A virus antigen and urinary pneumococcal pneumonia antigen were positive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 22 Apr 2021 · 6,385 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessAll words, across the recordDisseminated Cryptococcal Disease with Skeletal and Pulmonary InvolvementNikko Rowe Asuncion Tabliago, Paula McKenzie, Caroline Dillon, Amelia MorganCryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast that typically causes illness in immunocompromised hosts. Manifestations of the disease include pulmonary, Central Nervous System (CNS), and rare skeletal involvement. Optimal antifungal therapy for skeletal involvement has yet to be established. Here we present a potential antifungal regimen for disseminated cryptococcal disease with skeletal and pulmonary involvement in a patient with Chronic Lymphocytic … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 3 · 1 Aug 2022 · 5,915 accessesView PDF Cite