Georgakopoulou Vasiliki E, Damaskos Christos, Sklapani Pagona, Trakas Nikolaos, Gkoufa Aikaterini
Department of Infectious Diseases, Laiko General Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece.
World J Clin Cases. 2022 Jun 6;10(16):5510-5514. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5510.
Pleural involvement of cryptococcal infection is uncommon and is more commonly observed in immunocompromised hosts than in immunocompetent ones. Pleural involvement in cryptococcal infections can manifest with or without pleural effusion. The presence of in the effusion or pleura is required for the diagnosis of cryptococcal pleural infection, which is commonly determined by pleural biopsy, fluid culture, and/or detection of cryptococcal antigen in the pleura or pleural fluid.
隐球菌感染累及胸膜的情况并不常见,在免疫功能低下的宿主中比在免疫功能正常的宿主中更常观察到。隐球菌感染累及胸膜可表现为有或无胸腔积液。胸腔积液或胸膜中存在隐球菌是诊断隐球菌性胸膜感染的必要条件,这通常通过胸膜活检、液体培养和/或检测胸膜或胸腔积液中的隐球菌抗原来确定。