Introduction
Pulmonary cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans occurs
in immunocompetent hosts as well as in immunocompromised
patients1.
The condition presents with various imaging findings, especially in
immunocompromised hosts2. Pulmonary nodules/masses,
either solitary or multiple, are the most common radiological findings,
which are sometimes associated with cavitation, halo sign, and air
bronchogram. In addition, it may present with consolidation,
ground-glass opacity, linear opacity, and
lymphadenopathy1.
In most cases, lesions noted on computed tomography (CT) improve after
antifungal treatment; however, the resolution is usually gradual and
incomplete among the non-surgical cases3.
Here, we report an extremely rare case of pulmonary cryptococcosis
presenting as multiple cystic lesions that enlarged after antifungal
treatment.