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Cryptococcosis as a cause of nephrotic syndrome? A case report and review of the literature
IDCases, 2018 We present a case of a 74 years old male with cutaneous cryptococcosis of the right forearm. Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans was cultivated from the skin and from the bloodstream.
Regev Cohen +4 more
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Flucytosine and cryptococcosis: time to urgently address the worldwide accessibility of a 50-year-old antifungal. [PDF]
, 2013 Current, widely accepted guidelines for the management of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) recommend amphotericin B combined with flucytosine (5-FC) for ≥2 weeks as the initial induction treatment of choice.
A. Loyse +10 more
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Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompromised patient [PDF]
, 2020 Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that typically affects immunocompromised patients. It most commonly affects the lungs and may then disseminate to the central nervous system, bone, skin, and adrenal glands.
Bardhi, Redina +4 more
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Cutaneous cryptococcosis of the penis
Dermatology Online Journal, 2008 Disseminated cryptococcosis is a well-known opportunistic infection in AIDS patients. We report an unusual patient who demonstrated an isolated plaque of cryptococcosis on the penis. Resolution of this plaque was obtained after treatment with fluconazole, but subsequent cutaneous dissemination occurred that was responsive to amphotericin B.
Calista, Donato, Grosso, Carmela
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2006 The authors study a patient carrying Aids, with exuberant dermatological manifestations of cryptococcosis. They stress the therapeutic effectiveness of short-term amphotericin B.
Sandra Lopes Mattos e Dinato +4 more
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Case for diagnosis. Ulcer and papular lesions in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Protothecosis,
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2021 Protothecosis is a rare disease caused by achlorophilic algae of the genus Prototheca spp. In general, three clinical forms are observed: cutaneous, articular and systemic. The cutaneous form is the most common one.
Larissa Daniele Machado Góes +2 more
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Cryptic Secret behind an Ulcer: A Rare Case of Primary Localized Cutaneous Cryptococcosis
Clinical Dermatology ReviewCutaneous cryptococcosis is an infection caused by an encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, which can be classified as primary or secondary depending on route of infection. The disease can also be classified as localized cutaneous cryptococcosis or
Mohan Hebbur Naraharirao +3 more
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Skin cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised renal-transplant recipient
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Immunosuppression after solid-organ transplantation can lead to opportunistic infections as cryptococcosis. A 69-year-old female, cadaveric renal-transplant recipient, manifested with ulcerative lesions on the 7th month of immunosuppression. Histological
Miglė Jarašūnienė +4 more
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Deep cutaneous ulcers and sinus formation in an immunocompetent adult, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 This report describes a case of unusual deep skin ulcers with tortuous sinus tract formation in an immunocompetent woman. She was initially diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus skin infection and histopathologically diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum.
Qiang Zhou, Kejian Zhu
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Cryptococcosis in Gilbert's and long-nosed potoroo [PDF]
, 2007 Two cases of fatal cryptococcosis are described, one of Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) and one of Cryptococcus gattii infection in a long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus). The diagnoses were confirmed by
Horwitz, A.M. +10 more
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