Criptococose Pulmonar num doente imunocompetente. Revisão do tema a propósito de um caso clínico

ABSTRACTCryptococcosis is a relatively rare infection, caused by the yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, an organism with a worldwide distribution. After the inhalation of Cryptococcus neoformans the clinical manifestations range from Pulmonary colonization to disseminated invasive fungal infection. Most cases occur in immunocompromised patients and meningoencephalitis is the most common manifestation of cryptococcosis.We describe one case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent young male patient.REV PORT PNEUMOL 1999; V (4): 419-42