TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary Cryptococcus Infection After Mono-Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine JF - Respiratory Care SP - 339 LP - 341 DO - 10.4187/respcare.00652 VL - 56 IS - 3 AU - Yu-Guang Chen AU - Te-Yu Lin AU - Gen-Min Lin AU - Jung-Chung Lin Y1 - 2011/03/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/3/339.abstract N2 - 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. ER -