Rapidly enlarging pulmonary mass due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans.
Tucker M, Sheikh AM, Villanueva MS. Rapidly enlarging pulmonary mass due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans. BMJ Case Reports 2022, 15: e247495. PMID: 35351746, PMCID: PMC8966528, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247495.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansFluconazoleFlucytosineHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeReconstitution inflammatory syndromeInflammatory syndromePulmonary massImmunocompetent hostsInitial induction courseLarge pulmonary massWeeks of fluconazoleLiposomal amphotericin BCritical vascular structuresInduction therapyImmunocompetent manInduction courseSecond courseAmphotericin BCryptococcus neoformansVascular structuresSignificant decreaseCryptococcomaSyndromeWeeksPrednisoneTherapyFlucytosineDisease