Abstract
A Criptococose é uma infecção relativamente rara causada por um fungo, o Cripwcoccus neofornrans, que se encontra largamente distribuido por todo o mundo. Após a sua inalação as manifestações clínicas variam desde uma simples colonização pulmonar até uma infecção disseminada e invasiva. A maioria dos casos ocorre em doentes imunodeprimidos sendo a meningoencefalite a principal mani-festação da criptococose. Os autores apresentam um caso de criptococose pulmonar num doente jovem e imunocompetente. REV PORT PNEUMOL 1999; V (4): 419-426 Cryptococcosis is a relatively rare infection, caused by the yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, an organism with a worldwide distribution. After the inhalation of Cryptococcus neoformans the clinical manifestations range from Pulmonary colonization to disseminated invasive fungal infection. Most cases occur in immunocompromised patients and meningoencephalitis is the most common manifestation of cryptococcosis. We describe one case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent young male patient. REV PORT PNEUMOL 1999; V (4): 419-426
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