Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29214455›Full record

ArticleMycopathologia2018

Cryptococcus gattii Infection Presenting as an Aggressive Lung Mass.

Shuwei Zheng, Thuan Tong Tan, Jaime Mei Fong Chien

Abstract readCase Reports
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Mycopathologia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Isolation ofMedical mycology case reports · 2019
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuwei ZhengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. shuwei.zheng@mohh.com.sg.
Thuan Tong TanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Jaime Mei Fong ChienDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcus gattii is an endemic fungus predominantly isolated in the tropical and subtropical regions, causing predominantly pulmonary disease with a predilection for the central nervous system. Herein, we report a case of rapidly progressing C. gattii pneumonia in an immune-deficient but virologically suppressed host with underlying human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection, exhibiting various fungal morphologies from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cytological specimens. A 51-year-old Chinese male with known HIV disease was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital for evaluation of functional decline, febrile episodes, and a left hilar mass on chest radiograph. Computed tomography (CT) showed consolidation in the apical segment of the left lower lobe. He underwent bronchoscopy and BAL. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography done 10 days after the initial CT showed approximate doubling of the pulmonary lesion. Cytological examination of the fluid revealed yeasts of varying sizes. Subsequent fungal culture from BAL fluid grew C. gattii 10 days later.

Indexed as

Bronchoalveolar Lavage FluidBronchoscopyCell BiologyCryptococcosisCryptococcus gattiiHIV InfectionsHumansLungLung Diseases, FungalMaleMiddle AgedRadiography, ThoracicSingaporeTomography, X-Ray ComputedAggressive lung massCryptococcosisCryptococcus gattii pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virus infectionRapidly enlarging lung mass

Identifiers

PMID29214455
OpenAlexW2774263685

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.