Fatal primary cutaneous cryptococcosis: case report and review of published literature

Y Liu, H Qunpeng, X Shutian, X Honglang - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2016 - Springer
Objective Cryptococcus is an opportunistic yeast with a worldwide distribution that primarily
causes significant infections in immunocompromised individuals, generally by affecting the …

Criptococosis cutánea: una revisión

A Barbosa-Zamora, P de la Herrán-Millán… - … Cosmética, Médica y …, 2017 - medigraphic.com
La criptococosis cutánea es una micosis ocasionada por las levaduras capsuladas
Cryptococcus neoformans y Cryptococcus gatti. Debido a su inicio se divide en dos tipos …

[HTML][HTML] Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as cutaneous cellulitis in an adolescent with systemic lupus erythematosus

ES Valente, MC Lazzarin, BL Koech… - Infectious Disease …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report here the case of a 17-year-old girl from Pelotas, Brazil, with systemic lupus
erythematosus and disseminated cryptococcal infection. Prior to diagnosis, she was a …

Ciclopirox olamine: an antifungal alternative against cryptococcosis

PC Oliveira, CSQ Medeiros… - Letters in applied …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims: The in vitro activity of ciclopirox olamine was evaluated against Cryptococcus spp.
obtained from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of immunocompromised patients. Methods and …

Granulomatous disorders

S Günaştı, VL Aksungur - Clinics in dermatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Almost all granulomatous skin disorders can cause red lesions on the face. Such disorders
may include many bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infections, noninfectious inflammatory …

Atypical presentation of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by cryptococcal meningitis

HE Hashem, ZH Ibrahim - Case Reports in Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that leads to life‐threatening
infections. Cryptococcal infections are mainly reported in HIV patients and less commonly …

Touch Biopsy: A Simple and Rapid Method for the Diagnosis of Systemic Mycoses with Skin Dissemination in HIV-Infected Patients.

R Wahyuningsih, R Adawiyah… - International …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
Systemic fungal infection can disseminate to the skin and require prompt treatment, making
early diagnosis very important. This study describes the use of a simple, quick touch biopsy …

Fatal Disseminated Cryptococcus as the Initial Presentation of HIV Infection in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

CL Kovarik, JJ Barnard - Journal of forensic sciences, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the availability of highly active antiretroviral treatment, many HIV‐positive patients
still present for the first time with a low CD4 count or an acquired immune deficiency …

[PDF][PDF] Manifestaciones cutáneas de criptococosis diseminada en un paciente con VIH/SIDA

ME Moreno-Sánchez, F Cortez-Franco… - Dermatol …, 2007 - sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe
La criptococosis es una infección oportunista, causada por el hongo Cryptococcus
neoformans; sus manifestaciones cutáneas pueden ser o no secundarias a enfermedad …

Isolated cervical cryptococcal lymphadenitis without meningitis in an immunocompetent human immunodeficiency virus‐negative child: a rare case report

J Gurung, WV Lyngdoh, AB Khyriem - JMM Case Reports, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction: Cryptococcal infection is the second most common life‐threatening,
opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected individuals after …