Cellulitis in a Liver Transplant Patient as an Initial Manifestation of Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease

Cellulitis in a Liver Transplant Patient as an Initial Manifestation of Disseminated Cryptococcal Disease

A 50-year-old male underwent liver transplantation due to cryptogenic cirrhosis and was admitted with severe pain in the left leg as well as phlogosis. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was prescribed, assuming bullous erysipelas. Among the tests performed, the latex agglutination test for the Cryptococcu...

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Main Authors: Marcos Davi Gomes de Sousa, Fred Bernardes Filho, Luís Eduardo Barros Costa Fernandes, Cássia Regina Guedes Leal, Cristiane Rocha Magalhães, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva, Halime Silva Barcaui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Skin and soft tissue infections
Cutaneous cryptococcosis
Liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/449365

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