Skin cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised renal-transplant recipient
| Autor: | Emilija Šerpytienė, Justina Mackevičiūtė, Jūratė Grigaitienė, Jonas Lauraitis, Miglė Jarašūnienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment 030106 microbiology 030231 tropical medicine Cryptococcus Case Report Case presentation Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine lcsh:QH301-705.5 Histological examination lcsh:R5-920 biology Cryptococcus spp business.industry Topical antifungal Immunosuppression Cryptococcosis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Transplantation Infectious Diseases Renal transplant lcsh:Biology (General) business lcsh:Medicine (General) |
| Zdroj: | Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 28, Iss, Pp 33-35 (2020) Medical Mycology Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2211-7539 |
| Popis: | Immunosuppression after solid-organ transplantation can lead to opportunistic infections as cryptococcosis. A 69-year-old female, cadaveric renal-transplant recipient, manifested with ulcerative lesions on the 7th month of immunosuppression. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of cryptococcosis. Treatment with systemic and topical antifungal therapy for 7 months concluded in significant cutaneous improvement. This case presentation encourages high clinical suspicion of opportunistic pathogens such as Cryptococcus spp. and highlights the necessity of appropriate management. |
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