Cryptococcus neoformans pericarditis in a lung transplant recipient: Case report, literature review and pearls
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DOI: 10.1111/tid.13137
Abstract: A 68‐year‐old man presented for outpatient evaluation of dyspnea and new‐onset atrial fibrillation 9 months after undergoing bilateral lung transplantation. Echocardiography prior to cardioversion raised concern for tamponade. Therapeutic pericardiocentesis returned fluid containing 1875 wbc/mcl… read more here.
Keywords: cryptococcus neoformans; lung; cryptococcus; neoformans pericarditis ... See more keywords