Pleural cryptococcosis in AIDS—Unusual presentation

Abstract

There are increasing reports of opportunistic cryptococcal infections with an ever expanding number of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of a 50 years old male, who presented with history of prolonged fever and had pleural effusion which was positive for Cryptococcous neoformans. He was detected to be HIV positive and was treated with fluconazole. He showed significant resolution of signs and symptoms over 3 weeks and HAART was added with fluconazole