Scleroderma with Cryptococcus Pneumonia; A Case Report and Literature Review
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Cryptococcus pneumonia is uncommon but more frequently found due to higher incidence of HIV – infected patients and non-HIV immunocompromised hosts from immunosuppressant. History, physical examination and radiology were not enough for making the definite diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia because they did not have specific and reliable findings. Pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts should be investigated with bronchoscopy and biopsy for specific diagnosis, treatment and decrease of mortality.
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