Disseminated cryptococcosis manifested as a single tumor in an immunocompetent patient, similar to the cutaneous primary forms
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that tends to affect immunocompromised individuals. The fungi are mostly acquired by inhalation, which leads to an initial pulmonary infection. Later, other organs - such as the central nervous system and the skin - can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016001100029&tlng=en |