A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by Capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans
Won Seok Cheon, Kwang-Seok Eom, Byoung Kwan Yoo, Seung Hun Jang, Joon-Woo Bahn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Ki-Suck Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):83-87. Published online March 30, 2006
Pulmonary infection by capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans (CDCN) is a very rare form of pneumonia and it is seldom seen in the immunocompetent host. The authors experienced a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis by CDCN in 25-year-old woman who was without any significant unde..
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