Mediastinal cryptococcosis simulating thyroid neoplasia in immunocompetent patient with prior diagnosis and treatment for COPD
We report a case of mediastinal cryptococcosis with thyroid invasion in a patient who presented dry cough and persistent dyspnea. This patient has been treated for COPD, presenting no clinical responses. Spirometry showed fixed flattening of inspiratory and expiratory loops, suggesting extrinsic tra...
Main Authors: | Mariana Registro Dias Lopes, Gabriel Belincanta Röper, Francisco Antonio Dias Lopes, Luiz Jorge Moreira Neto, Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski, Sergio Grava |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175391830143X |
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