Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Cavitated Lung Metastasis

Abstract

The opportunistic mycosis known as pulmonary cryptococcosis can be spread on by inhaling the spores of the Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It can affect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent people and can manifest as clinically asymptomatic and symptomatic as hemoptysis, coughing, and/or chest pain. It can be detected by tomography. manifest as cavitations, consolidations, single or numerous masses, or focal nodules. We report the case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a 77-year-old man who had cavitated lung metastases from tonsillar carcinoma. The mass behavior was distinct from other lung masses that were characteristic of his condition.