Cryptococcosis as a complication of therapy for sarcoidosis: A case report

oleh: Jiejun Shi, Lei Zhou, Ada Hoi Yan Ma, Naibin Yang, Lei Chen, Guoqing Qian

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SAGE Publishing 2021-10-01

Deskripsi

Cryptococcosis is a rare complication of sarcoidosis, especially when it grows in lungs. It may escape from being diagnosed because of low prevalence and non-specific radiological presentation. Hereby, we reported an unusual case of pulmonary cryptococcosis secondary to the long-term use of glucocorticoids to treat sarcoidosis which can be misdiagnosed as progression of sarcoidosis due to the similar radiological presentation. After targeted therapy with fluconazole for 5 months, her chest computed tomography rescan revealed resolution of the pulmonary lesions.