ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
It is not always Tuberculosis! A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent child in Uganda.
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- Pulmonary cryptococcosis with cavitation in an immunocompetent child: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Cryptococcosis in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Comparative Insights from Adult Cases.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Cryptococcosis with pulmonary cavitation in an immunocompetent child: a case report and literature review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Review
- Fungal diseases in Africa: Closing the gaps in diagnosis and treatment through implementation research and advocacy.Journal de mycologie medicale · 2023Review
- Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Fungal Infections Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis: The Need for Prompt Diagnosis and Management.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Editorial: TB on the rise: but researchers are not sleeping.African health sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Limited data exist regarding its occurrence in children, especially in developing countries. This case report describes an 8-year-old HIV-negative child with pulmonary cryptococcosis, previously diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis twice without improvement. Fine needle aspiration biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis and serum cryptococcal antigen test was positive. The child improved on amphotericin and fluconazole treatment. Despite the limited diagnostic capacity in many resource-constrained settings like Uganda, this case report highlights the need to investigate other causes of pneumonia in immunocompetent children that are not improving on conventional antimicrobial treatments.
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