Rapidly progressive pneumonia caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in the patient of granulomatosis with polyangiitis

A 57-year-old male who had been treated for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) presented with cough and back pain that had persisted for three days. Mild infiltration shadows and nodules were found on computed tomography images at that time. Increase of GPA lesions and/or bacterial pneumonia was...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Nakabayashi, Masafumi Seki, Toru Hirano, Haruhiko Hirata, Kazunori Tomono, Atsushi Kumanogoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007114000355