%0 Journal Article %T Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient %A Manjula Purushotham %A C. S. B. R. Chinaiah %A Harendra Kumar Lingaiha %J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal %@ 2278-0513 %D 2015 %V 4 %N 3 %R 10.4103/2278-0513.156853 %P 365-367 %X Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by yeast like encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Isolated primary pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent person is rare. We present a case, which was mistaken as carcinoma of lung and patient underwent pnemonectomy. %U https://ccij-online.org/article/primary-pulmonary-cryptococcosis-in-an-immunocompetent-patient-392