• Qi Wang, Zhaoyong Wang, Yuqiu Hao, Wei Li, Tong Xin, Mo Chen, and Peng Gao.
• Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Sep 1; 97 (39): e12612.

RationaleAspergillus and Cryptococcus exposure can cause serious secondary infections in human lungs, especially in immunocompromised patients or in conjunction with a chronic disease caused by low disease resistance. Primary invasive fungal infections are clinically rare; therefore, coexistence of 2 fungi at an infection site is uncommon. This paper reports a case of healthy male who was diagnosed with both Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus infections.Patient ConcernsA healthy 33-year-old male office worker was admitted to the Second Hospital of Jilin University for hemoptysis. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed a cavity, which was formed by the thick dorsal wall of the lower left lobe with an irregular inner wall and burr changes around the lesion.InterventionAfter 1.0 week of antibiotic and antituberculosis treatment, the hemoptysis symptoms remained. A resection of the left lower lobe was performed.DiagnosesThe postoperative pathological reports indicated the presence of both Aspergillus and Cryptococcus. The 2 fungal lesions were separate but within the same location.OutcomesAfter treatment, the patient no longer had hemoptysis.LessonsThe current study indicated that fungi can infect not only immunocompromised patients but also healthy people, and that there can be 2 separate fungal infections at the same infection site.

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