Case report: Disseminated cryptococcus gattii in an immunocompetent patient
Background: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal disease, caused by Cryptococcus grubii, C. neoformans, and infrequently by C. gattii. [1], [2] Infection occur in patients with immunosuppression or with intact immunity. Dissemination mostly occurs in the lungs and meninges, but also the skin, b...
Main Author: | Reinhardt Dreyer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001652 |
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