Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis – History, concepts, clinical and therapeutic update [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros De DermatologiaCryptococcosis is a disease caused by fungi of the genus Cryptococcus, with the species Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii being recognized as pathogenic.
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Cutaneous cryptococcosis resembling keratoacanthoma [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalCutaneous cryptococcosis is a manifestation of systemic cryptococcal infection, characterized by polymorphic skin lesions that can make diagnosis challenging.
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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Caused by Cryptococcus gatti in an Elderly Patient [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 According to the spread of Cryptococcus sp., fungal infections can be classified as primary or secondary. In primary cutaneous cryptococcosis, the fungi are restricted to the skin of the patients, without systemic involvement.
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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Diagnostic Workflow and Choice of Treatment [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients, involving mainly the lungs and central nervous system; however, the skin, eyes and genitourinary tract could also be involved as secondary sites of infection.
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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Host Treated with Itraconazole and Drainage: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2021 Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic germ, usually causing infections in immunocompromised patients. The main sources of infection with C. neoformans are excrement from birds, decomposing wood, fruit, and vegetables.
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Medical Mycology Journal, 2019 Cutaneous cryptococcosis is classified either as primary or secondary based on the route of infection. The disease can also be classified either as localized cutaneous cryptococcosis or cutaneous manifestations of disseminated cryptococcosis. However, from a physician's point of view, whether lesions are localized to the skin or are disseminated ...
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Progressive cutaneous Cryptococcosis complicated with meningitis in a myasthenia gravis patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy – a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans and most remarkably manifests in HIV-infected individuals, especially in the settings of very low CD4 count. Development of cryptococcosis in
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Mediastinal Small Cell Carcinoma with Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Mengjie Hu,1,* Songling Chai,2,* Wenyi Lei,1 Kexin Liao,1 Rongxin Zhang1 1Department of Dermatology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ...
Hu M, Chai S, Lei W, Liao K, Zhang R
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SG-APSIC1042: Cutaneous cryptococcosis in patient with advanced HIV disease: Is it possible to give antifungal monotherapy? [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 Objectives: Cryptococcus infection is one of the major human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–related opportunistic infections, and the CD4 count falls below 100 per µL.
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Post-Traumatic Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Presenting as a Chronic Refractory Forearm Ulcer with Polymicrobial Coinfection: An mNGS-Assisted Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational DermatologyChengxiang Lian,1,* Bin Feng,2,* Jiaguang Su11Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, Bobai County ...
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