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== Clinical Summary ==
This 46-year-old male presented with a complaint of right-sided chest pain of six months duration. Chest x-ray showed a nodular mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. The mass was resected surgically.
== Images ==
File:IPLab10Crypto12.jpg|This is a touch prep of fresh lung tissue that was allowed to air dry and then stained to show the mucopolysaccharide capsule around the cryptococcal organisms (arrows).
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== Virtual Microscopy ==
=== H&E ===
<peir-vm>IPLab10Crypto_HE</peir-vm>
=== Mucicarmine ===
<peir-vm>IPLab10Crypto_Muci</peir-vm>
== Study Questions ==
=== Images ===
* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/2157-cryptococcosis PEIR Digital Library: Cryptococcosis]* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/INFEHTML/INFECIDX.html WebPath: Infection]
== Related IPLab Cases ==
* [[IPLab:Lab 5:α1 Antitrypsin Deficiency|Lab 5: Lung: α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency]]* [[IPLab:Lab 12:COPD|Lab 12: Lung: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]]
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