Cryptococcosis in the Vocal Cords, Trachea, and Bronchi

Intern Med. 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6559-20. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLaryngeal and endobronchial cryptococcosis are rare conditions, and to our knowledge, there have been only 23 cases of laryngeal cryptococcosis, and 18 cases of endobronchial cryptococcosis previously reported in the English literature. We herein report an extremely rare case of cryptococcosis with simultaneous laryngeal and endobronchial involvement. This case highlights the importance of paying close attention to possible occurrence of cryptococcosis of the airway tract in patients with asthma treated with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids.PMID:33814493 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.6559-20

Source: Internal Medicine - April 5, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kohei Yoshimine Kazunori Tobino Mitsukuni Sakabe Ryunosuke Ooi Source Type: research