An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis

Pulmonary cryptococcosis can be clinically silent in non-HIV infected patients but can also present as nodules and masses on the chest radiograph, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis or lung cancer. Common symptoms include fever and cough, and uncommonly haemoptysis. This report illustrates a non...

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Main Authors:	How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, Ng, Teck Han, Ramachandran, Kalavathy, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
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Language:	English
Published:	College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 2008
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-294382013-04-16T04:00:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29438/ An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Ramachandran, Kalavathy Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi R Medicine (General) Pulmonary cryptococcosis can be clinically silent in non-HIV infected patients but can also present as nodules and masses on the chest radiograph, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis or lung cancer. Common symptoms include fever and cough, and uncommonly haemoptysis. This report illustrates a non-HIV infected patient whose main complaint was haemoptysis and headache. He was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis from biopsy of an endobronchial mass found on flexible bronchoscopy. Disseminated cryptoccoccal infection should be considered as a differential diagnosis in non-HIV infected patients presenting with haemoptysis and headache. Early recognition and administration of appropriate therapy will improve clinical outcome in these patients. College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 2008-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29438/1/An_unusual_cause_of_haemoptysis.pdf How, Soon Hin and Kuan, Yeh Chunn and Ng, Teck Han and Ramachandran, Kalavathy and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi (2008) An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis. The Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 30 (2). pp. 129-32. ISSN 0126-8635 http://www.mjpath.org.my/2008.2/11_Crypto.pdf
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description	Pulmonary cryptococcosis can be clinically silent in non-HIV infected patients but can also present as nodules and masses on the chest radiograph, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis or lung cancer. Common symptoms include fever and cough, and uncommonly haemoptysis. This report illustrates a non-HIV infected patient whose main complaint was haemoptysis and headache. He was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis from biopsy of an endobronchial mass found on flexible bronchoscopy. Disseminated cryptoccoccal infection should be considered as a differential diagnosis in non-HIV infected patients presenting with haemoptysis and headache. Early recognition and administration of appropriate therapy will improve clinical outcome in these patients.
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author	How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Ramachandran, Kalavathy Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
author_facet	How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Ramachandran, Kalavathy Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
author_sort	How, Soon Hin
title	An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
title_short	An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
title_full	An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
title_fullStr	An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
title_full_unstemmed	An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
title_sort	unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis
publisher	College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29438/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29438/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29438/1/An_unusual_cause_of_haemoptysis.pdf
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An unusual cause of haemoptysis and headache: cryptococcosis

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