Disseminated and cutaneous cryptococcosis by C. neoformans VNI in an immunocompetent patient

Disseminated and cutaneous cryptococcosis by C. neoformans VNI in an immunocompetent patient

ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is caused by yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii complex, presenting cutaneous, respiratory and disseminated forms. A 44-year-old immunocompetent male with facial lesion and latent pneumonia was hospitalized and misdiagnosed with paracoccidioidomycosis. Computeriz...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Cristina A Maranhão, Douglas L. H Fonseca, Graciella S. A Santos, Luisa Andrea V Fonseca, Eduardo José L Santos, Denise Maria W Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2020-05-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
cryptococcosis
cryptococcal meningitis
Cryptococcus neoformans
amphotericin B
Klebsiella pneumoniae
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