Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Cavitated Lung Metastasis
Claudia Liliana Moreno Diaz, René Arturo Muñoz Bermeo, Gabriela Gioconda Gualpa Jácome, Lucy Baldeón Rojas
The opportunistic mycosis known as pulmonary cryptococcosis can be spread on by inhaling the spores
of the Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It can affect both immunocompromised
and immunocompetent people and can manifest as clinically asymptomatic and symptomatic as
hemoptysis, coughing, and/or chest pain. It can be detected by tomography. manifest as cavitations,
consolidations, single or numerous masses, or focal nodules. We report the case of pulmonary
cryptococcosis in a 77-year-old man who had cavitated lung metastases from tonsillar carcinoma. The
mass behavior was distinct from other lung masses that were characteristic of his condition.
