Cutaneous cryptococcosis: an underlying immunosuppression? Clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, diagnostic examinations and treatment
| Autor: | Marcela Nowak, Anna Putynkowska, Wioletta Barańska-Rybak, Kamila Czarnacka, Maria Dębska-Ślizień |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 154-158 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1642-395X 2299-0046 |
| DOI: | 10.5114/ada.2020.94833 |
| Popis: | Due to constantly growing population of immunocompromised patients the fungi became a widespread threat to modern medicine. HIV carriers, solid organ transplant recipients constitute most of those patients. Cryptococcosis is a frequent cause of life-threatening infections, affecting mostly immunosuppressed patients. This article presents current knowledge on cryptococcal infections, including epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis and recommended treatment. In reference to our patient, who developed a disseminated and fulminant subtype of the disease, we wanted to underline the need to examine patients thoroughly. The highest aim of those measures would be to avoid lethal consequences. |
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