PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Yu-Guang Chen AU - Te-Yu Lin AU - Gen-Min Lin AU - Jung-Chung Lin TI - Pulmonary Cryptococcus Infection After Mono-Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine AID - 10.4187/respcare.00652 DP - 2011 Mar 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 339--341 VI - 56 IP - 3 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/3/339.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/3/339.full AB - Mono-chemotherapy with gemcitabine (difluorodeoxycytidine) is an effective cancer chemotherapy, and is often used instead of a more effective but more toxic combination chemotherapy regimen. Infection associated with gemcitabine is very rare. We present a case of Cryptococcus neoformans pneumonia that developed after 5 courses of gemcitabine for advanced bladder carcinoma. Lung biopsy and antigens demonstrated C. neoformans. The pneumonia resolved after antifungal therapy.