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==Overview==
==Overview==
The most common CT findings in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis are pulmonary nodules and  pulmonary opacities that range from a perihilar interstitial pattern to an area of dense alveolar consolidation.
The most common CT findings in patients with [[pulmonary]] [[cryptococcosis]] are [[pulmonary]] [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]] and  [[pulmonary]] [[Opacity (optics)|opacities]] that range from a perihilar [[interstitial]] pattern to an area of dense [[alveolar]] [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]].


==CT==
==CT scan==
The most common CT findings in immunocompetent patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis are pulmonary nodules.<ref name="pmid23244589">{{cite journal| author=Hu Z, Xu C, Wei H, Zhong Y, Bo C, Chi Y et al.| title=Solitary cavitary pulmonary nodule may be a common CT finding in AIDS-associated pulmonary cryptococcosis. | journal=Scand J Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 45 | issue= 5 | pages= 378-89 | pmid=23244589 | doi=10.3109/00365548.2012.749422 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23244589  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8207784">{{cite journal| author=Sider L, Westcott MA| title=Pulmonary manifestations of cryptococcosis in patients with AIDS: CT features. | journal=J Thorac Imaging | year= 1994 | volume= 9 | issue= 2 | pages= 78-84 | pmid=8207784 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8207784  }} </ref>
The most common [[Computed tomography|CT]] scan findings in [[immunocompromised]] patients with [[pulmonary]] [[cryptococcosis]] are [[pulmonary]] [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]].<ref name="pmid23244589">{{cite journal| author=Hu Z, Xu C, Wei H, Zhong Y, Bo C, Chi Y et al.| title=Solitary cavitary pulmonary nodule may be a common CT finding in AIDS-associated pulmonary cryptococcosis. | journal=Scand J Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 45 | issue= 5 | pages= 378-89 | pmid=23244589 | doi=10.3109/00365548.2012.749422 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23244589  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8207784">{{cite journal| author=Sider L, Westcott MA| title=Pulmonary manifestations of cryptococcosis in patients with AIDS: CT features. | journal=J Thorac Imaging | year= 1994 | volume= 9 | issue= 2 | pages= 78-84 | pmid=8207784 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8207784  }} </ref>
*The nodules are most often multiple, smaller than 10 mm in diameter, and well defined with smooth margins.  
*The [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]] are most often multiple, smaller than 10 mm in diameter, and have well defined smooth margins.  
*The nodules usually involve less than 10% of the parenchyma and tend to be distributed peripherally in the middle and upper zones.
*The [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]] usually involve less than 10% of the [[parenchyma]] and tend to be distributed peripherally in the middle and upper zones.
[[Image:Crypto ct gif.gif|400px|left|frame|Cavitary nodule in right lung, source: radiopedia.org]]
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Overview

The most common CT findings in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis are pulmonary nodules and pulmonary opacities that range from a perihilar interstitial pattern to an area of dense alveolar consolidation.

CT scan

The most common CT scan findings in immunocompromised patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis are pulmonary nodules.[1][2]

  • The nodules are most often multiple, smaller than 10 mm in diameter, and have well defined smooth margins.
  • The nodules usually involve less than 10% of the parenchyma and tend to be distributed peripherally in the middle and upper zones.
Cavitary nodule in right lung, source: radiopedia.org


References

  1. Hu Z, Xu C, Wei H, Zhong Y, Bo C, Chi Y; et al. (2013). "Solitary cavitary pulmonary nodule may be a common CT finding in AIDS-associated pulmonary cryptococcosis". Scand J Infect Dis. 45 (5): 378–89. doi:10.3109/00365548.2012.749422. PMID 23244589.
  2. Sider L, Westcott MA (1994). "Pulmonary manifestations of cryptococcosis in patients with AIDS: CT features". J Thorac Imaging. 9 (2): 78–84. PMID 8207784.