Pulmonary Cryptococcosis With Rapid Growth on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

ABSTRACT A 64‐year‐old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and asthma developed a rapid growth and uptake of 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐avid lung nodule. Despite suspicion of malignancy, the biopsy confirmed pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC). Regardless of FDG uptake, PC should be considered in the differ...

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Published in:Respirology Case Reports
Main Authors: Yosuke Fukuda, Naruhito Oda, Hironori Sagara, Akihiko Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
Subjects:
immunosuppression
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
pulmonary cryptococcosis
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70322

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