Disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent patient



Document title: Disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent patient
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000404135
ISSN: 0365-0596
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
Year:
Season: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 91
Number: 6
Pages: 832-834
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection of opportunistic behavior that is unusual in immunocompetent patients. We report a rare case of disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent individual. During hospitalization, Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from skin lesions, lung and spinal fluid. The diagnosis of disseminated cryptococcosis was confirmed and treatment was established. The patient showed improvement. Due to the probable clinical severity of the disease and the possibility that skin lesions may be the first manifestation of this illness, prompt diagnosis must be established and treatment provided
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Dermatología,
Microbiología,
Hongos,
Pacientes inmunocompetentes,
Infecciones oportunistas,
Criptococosis,
Cryptococcus gattii
Keyword: Medicine,
Dermatology,
Microbiology,
Fungi,
Immunocompetent patients,
Opportunistic infections,
Cryptococosis,
Cryptococcus gattii
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