Localized Tracheal Cryptococcosis Misdiagnosed as Severe Refractory Asthma

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Sep 15;202(6):e92-e94. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202001-0032IM.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcosis / chemically induced*
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
  • Cryptococcosis / physiopathology
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rheumatic Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Trachea / diagnostic imaging
  • Tracheal Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Tracheal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Tracheal Diseases / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Fluconazole