정상 면역체계를 가진 청소년에서 발생한 종격동 림프절과 폐 크립토코쿠스증 1예
Cryptococcosis with Mediastinal Lymph Node and Lung Involvement in an Immunocompetent Adolescent: A Case Report
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Cryptococcus neoformans는 주로 면역이 저하된 환자에서 기회 감염을 일으키는 진균이다. 그러나 면역이 정상인 환자에서도 다양한 감염을 일으킬 수 있다. 림프절을 침범한 폐 크립토코쿠스증은 정상 면역을 가진 사람에서는 상대적으로 드물게 발생한다. 고열과 지속적인 기침을 주소로 병원에 온 17세 여자 청소년이 가슴X선 영상검사 및 컴퓨터단층촬영에서 전방 종격동에서 우측 쇄골하 부위까지 침범된 종괴를 보여 초음파 유도하 총생검 검사로 크립토코쿠스증을 진단하였다. 각종 면역 검사에서는 이상 소견이 발견되지 않았다. 환자는 2주간 암포테리신 B와 플루시토신으로 치료 후 8개월간 플루코나졸로 치료하였고 완쾌되었다. 본 증례를 통해 크립토코쿠스증의 특징을 이해하고 정상 면역 환자에게서도 크립토코쿠스증이 발생할 수 있음을 염두에 두고 진단을 내리는 것이 바람직하겠다.
Abstract
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that primarily causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. It can also cause various infections in immunocompetent patients. Pulmonary cryptococcosis involving the lymph node is relatively rare in immunocompetent patients. In this report, a previously healthy 17-year-old girl presented with high-grade fever and persistent cough. Chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an anterior mediastinal conglomerate mass that expanded to the right supraclavicular area. Ultrasound-guided gun biopsy revealed histological evidence of cryptococcosis. Immunological screening tests did not identify immunodeficiency. She recovered completely with a combination therapy of amphotericin B and flucytosine for 2 weeks, followed by fluconazole for 8 months. The characteristics of cryptococcosis involving the mediastinal lymph node and the lung should be understood, and the possibility of cryptococcosis even in immunocompetent hosts should be considered.
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