Case Reports. Pulmonary cryptococcosis associated with cryptococcal meningitis in non-AIDS patients

We report four cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis associated with cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV infected patients. All four patients had no apparent symptoms and signs of focal lesions that necessitate evaluation for the pulmonary lesion. Two out of four patients had radiologic evidence of pulmonary cavitation and mass lesions simultaneously, an uncommon finding in non-AIDS patients. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of pulmonary cryptococcosis associated with cryptococcal meningitis are discussed.