Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series
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Resumo: | Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, caused by genus Cryptococcus, presenting with meningitis, pneumonia, and skin lesions. Cutaneous presentation can be varied, but specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (iatrogenically immunocompromised), cryptococcosis should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of cellulitis-like lesions, since the delay in diagnosis leads to worse prognosis and fatal outcome. We report four cases of cryptococcosis with cutaneous manifestation not only for its rarity, but also to emphasize the important role of the dermatologist in the diagnosis of this disease. |
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Hayashida, Marina Zoega [UNIFESP]Seque, Camila Arai [UNIFESP]Pasin, Victor Pavan [UNIFESP]Enokihara, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva [UNIFESP]Porro, Adriana Maria [UNIFESP]Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)2020-07-17T14:03:24Z2020-07-17T14:03:24Z2017Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia. Rio De Janeiro Rj, v. 92, n. 5, p. 69-72, 2017.0365-0596https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/55361https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176343S0365-05962017001100069.pdfS0365-0596201700110006910.1590/abd1806-4841.20176343WOS:000418649300020Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, caused by genus Cryptococcus, presenting with meningitis, pneumonia, and skin lesions. Cutaneous presentation can be varied, but specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (iatrogenically immunocompromised), cryptococcosis should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of cellulitis-like lesions, since the delay in diagnosis leads to worse prognosis and fatal outcome. We report four cases of cryptococcosis with cutaneous manifestation not only for its rarity, but also to emphasize the important role of the dermatologist in the diagnosis of this disease.Univ Fed Sao Paulo EPM UNIFESP, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Pathol, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo EPM UNIFESP, Escola Paulista Med, Dept Pathol, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilWeb of Science69-72engSoc Brasileira DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros De DermatologiaCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansImmunosuppressionSkin manifestationsKidney transplantationDisseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case seriesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleRio De Janeiro Rj925info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESPinstname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:UNIFESPORIGINALS0365-05962017001100069.pdfapplication/pdf270066${dspace.ui.url}/bitstream/11600/55361/1/S0365-05962017001100069.pdf2db356acc492d9c863bf0f411fd5f31eMD51open access11600/553612022-10-18 20:03:20.755open accessoai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/55361Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.unifesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:34652022-10-18T23:03:20Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series Hayashida, Marina Zoega [UNIFESP] Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans Immunosuppression Skin manifestations Kidney transplantation |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
title_full |
Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series |
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Hayashida, Marina Zoega [UNIFESP] |
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Hayashida, Marina Zoega [UNIFESP] Seque, Camila Arai [UNIFESP] Pasin, Victor Pavan [UNIFESP] Enokihara, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva [UNIFESP] Porro, Adriana Maria [UNIFESP] |
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Seque, Camila Arai [UNIFESP] Pasin, Victor Pavan [UNIFESP] Enokihara, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva [UNIFESP] Porro, Adriana Maria [UNIFESP] |
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
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Hayashida, Marina Zoega [UNIFESP] Seque, Camila Arai [UNIFESP] Pasin, Victor Pavan [UNIFESP] Enokihara, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva [UNIFESP] Porro, Adriana Maria [UNIFESP] |
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Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans Immunosuppression Skin manifestations Kidney transplantation |
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Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans Immunosuppression Skin manifestations Kidney transplantation |
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Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, caused by genus Cryptococcus, presenting with meningitis, pneumonia, and skin lesions. Cutaneous presentation can be varied, but specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (iatrogenically immunocompromised), cryptococcosis should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of cellulitis-like lesions, since the delay in diagnosis leads to worse prognosis and fatal outcome. We report four cases of cryptococcosis with cutaneous manifestation not only for its rarity, but also to emphasize the important role of the dermatologist in the diagnosis of this disease. |
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