Cryptococcosis chest x ray

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Chest X-Ray

• Chest radiography in a patient with pulmonary cryptococcosis may demonstrate interstitial infiltrates or pleural effusion and hilar lymphadenopathy.
• Other less common findings that can be present on chest X-Ray in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis include:
  • Nonspecific segmental pneumonias
  • Cavitation
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Pleural effusion
  • Generalized miliary disease

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  Anteroposterior (AP) x-ray revealed the telltale signs of non-encapsulated pulmonary cryptococcosis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).