Weekly Chest CasesArchive of Old Cases

Case No : 484 Date 2007-02-05

  • Courtesy of Joo Sung Sun, MD. / Ajou University Hospital, Korea.
  • Age/Sex 29 / F
  • Chief ComplaintIncidental chest PA abnormality
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Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Diagnosis
Cryptococcal Infection
Radiologic Findings
Chest PA showed nodule in right lower lung field. Chest CT shows cavitary nodule in right lower lobe.
Brief Review
Please refer to
Case 181, Case 231, Case 247, Case 282, Case 305, Case 346, Case 368, Case 382, Case 388, Case 446,
References
Keywords
Lung, Infection, Fungal infection,

No. of Applicants : 38

▶ Correct Answer : 6/38,  15.8%
  • - China Medical University Hospital,Taiwan Jun-Jun Yeh
  • - Asan Medical Center, Korea Eun Jin Chae
  • - Osaka University, Japan Osamu Honda
  • - Severance Hospital, Korea Koo Hye Ryoung
  • - Kyunghee University Medical Center, Korea Su Youn Sim
  • - E-Da Hospital, Taiwan Yu-Feng Wei
▶ Correct Answer as Differential Diagnosis : 6/38,  15.8%
  • - Hopital Calmette, Chru Lille, France Toledano Manuel
  • - Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea Eil Seong Lee
  • - Shinchon Severance Hospital, Korea Kang Jung-Ho
  • - Chung-Ang University,Yongsan Hospital, Seoul, Korea Jae Seung Seo
  • - Annecy Hospital, France Gilles Genin
  • - Annemasse, Polyclinique De Savoie, France Gay-Depassier Philippe
▶ Semi-Correct Answer : 7/38,  18.4%
  • - Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Korea Bae Geun Oh
  • - Changi General Hospital, Singapore Angeline Poh
  • - PGIMER, Chandigarh, INDIA Ram Prakash Galwa
  • - IRSA, La Rochelle, France Denis Chabassiere
  • - Vital Imaging Centre, Mumbai, India Ganesh Agrawal
  • - Doctors Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas N.B.S.Mani
  • - Hospital Sotiria, Athens, Greece Vasilios Tzilas
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