Clinical and radiologic manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients and their outcomes after treatment.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate clinical and radiologic manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent patients and their outcomes after treatment.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records, initial and follow-up chest computed tomography scans and/or radiographs for initial clinical and radiologic manifestations and outcomes following antifungal treatment of 12 immunocompetent patients diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis between 1990 and 2012.

Results: Twelve patients (age range, 21-62 years; males, eight patients [66.