TY - JOUR T1 - Cryptococcosis: an unusual cause of endobronchial obstruction JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 837 LP - 839 DO - 10.1183/09031936.96.09040837 VL - 9 IS - 4 AU - P Mahida AU - R Morar AU - A Goolam Mahomed AU - E Song AU - JP Tissandie AU - C Feldman Y1 - 1996/04/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/9/4/837.abstract N2 - We report the case of a 43 year old male patient, with normal immune function, who presented with right middle and lower lobe collapse. At bronchoscopy, a white lobulated lesion was seen, completely obstructing the origin of bronchus intermedius. Bronchial washings and biopsy of the lesion demonstrated cryptococcal organisms. The patient responded clinically and radiologically to amphotericin B and flucytosine; however, repeat bronchoscopy revealed only partial resolution of the endobronchial lesion. ER -