Cryptococcus neoformans Presenting as a Lung Mass in an Immunocompromised Patient

Siddique Qurashi; Tabinda Saleem; Iuliia Kovalenko; Konstantin Golubykh; Lauren Holleran

doi:10.12659/AJCR.936968

02 October 2022: Articles

Presenting as a Lung Mass in an Immunocompromised Patient

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Siddique Qurashi ^A , Tabinda Saleem ^A , Iuliia Kovalenko ^E* , Konstantin Golubykh ^E , Lauren Holleran ^B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936968

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936968

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Figure 3. A: Microorganism with a large mucoid capsule of a variable size consistent with Cryptococcus. Positive histochemical stain for mucicarmine and Grocott’s methenamine silver (GMS) stain suggesting Cryptococcus neoformans. (200×). B: Alveolar wall. C: Alveolar space.

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