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Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis
Joint Authors
Baba, Emiri
Katagi, Hiroaki
Yabe, Masami
Takagi, Masamichi
Ishikawa, Takeo
Okuda, Keitaro
Fujimoto, Shota
Yoshida, Masahiro
Kuwano, Kazuyoshi
Yamakawa, Hideaki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this study was to review HIV-negative patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis to analyze the correlations between clinical characteristics and chest computed tomography (CT) findings.
Methods.
We retrospectively analyzed medical records of 16 HIV-negative patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis diagnosed at our institution, and clinical characteristics of the patients with nodules or masses without ground-glass attenuation (GGA)/consolidation type were compared with those of patients with inclusive GGA or consolidation type.
Results.
Host status was immunocompromised (81.2%) in most of the patients, and 6 (37.5%) were asymptomatic.
The most frequent radiologic abnormalities on chest CT scans were one or more nodules (87.5%), GGA (37.5%), and consolidations (18.8%).
Most lesions were located in the lower lung.
Levels of hemoglobin and platelets were significantly lower in patients with inclusive GGA or consolidation type.
Although the differences were not significant, patients with inclusive GGA or consolidation type tended to have a C-reactive protein level of ≥1.0 mg/dL.
Conclusion.
If a patient with anemia and thrombocytopenia shows GGA or consolidation in the lung, pulmonary cryptococcosis should be given careful consideration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamakawa, Hideaki& Yoshida, Masahiro& Yabe, Masami& Baba, Emiri& Okuda, Keitaro& Fujimoto, Shota…[et al.]. 2015. Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis. Pulmonary Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamakawa, Hideaki…[et al.]. Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis. Pulmonary Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamakawa, Hideaki& Yoshida, Masahiro& Yabe, Masami& Baba, Emiri& Okuda, Keitaro& Fujimoto, Shota…[et al.]. Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis. Pulmonary Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075947
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075947