To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a transudative pleural effusion with positive
Cryptococcal antigen and culture. We describe a 32-year-old male with end-stage liver …

Background Cryptococcus neoformans infection usually presents as chronic meningitis and
is increasingly being recognized in immunocompromised patients. Presentation with pleural …

Objective The aim of this study is to report an isolated pleural cryptococcosis with pleural
effusion as the only manifestation, confirmed by pleural biopsy in a patient with thymoma …

Cryptococcal pleural infection is rare with about 50 cases reported. It tends to occur in
immunocompromised individuals. We describe a 38‐year‐old male who presented with a …

Cryptococcosis, primarily an opportunistic infection, often occurs in immunocompromised
patients but can also affect immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcosis typically …

A 59-year-old woman who had a cadaveric kidney transplant presented with right chest pain
after a fall at home. Her posttransplant course was complicated by two episodes of rejection …

Isolated cryptococcal pleural effusion is rare as the initial clinical presentation in
opportunistic cryptococcal infection. We describe a 59‐year‐old male heart transplantation …

Pleural cryptococcosis is extremely rare. We report the first case of cryptococcal pleural
effusion in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Pleural effusion …

BACKGROUND Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection that mainly occurs
among immunocompromised patients although it can sometimes occur in immunocompetent …

Interventions: The patient was diagnosed with cryptococcal pleuritis, then amphotericin B
and fluconazole were administrated. Outcomes: Finally, the patient was improved and …