Multiple cutaneous swellings in an immunocompetent host – cryptococcosis overlooked

Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of cryptococcosis even among immunocompetent patients. We present a case of multiple subcutaneous swellings later developing into a non-healing ulcer caused by Cryptococcus in a 60 year-old immunocompetent male along with a brief review of clinic...

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Main Authors: Kranthi Kosaraju, Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, K.E. Vandana, Kiran Yagain, N.R. Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702124