Results: 12

Cutaneous and pulmonary cryptococcosis

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020

Disseminated cryptococcosis and hemochromatosis: clues to diagnosis

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (3), 2020
Hepatic cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus and iron overload can each independently predispose to cryptococcosis. Hereditary hemochromatosis leads to all three of these predispositions. This report is the case of a patient with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and cirrhosis, who had markedly elevated serum ...

Deep cutaneous ulcers and sinus formation in an immunocompetent adult

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (6), 2019
Abstract This report describes a case of unusual deep skin ulcers with tortuous sinus tract formation in an immunocompetent woman. She was initially diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus skin infection and histopathologically diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum. However, culture from the deep end of rib...

Criptococosis vertebral: comunicación de un caso y revisión bibliográfica

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (5), 2019
Resumen La criptococosis es una micosis sistémica producida por un hongo levaduriforme encapsulado denominado Cryptococcus neoformans. Es una enfermedad universal, que ocurre con mayor frecuencia en pacientes inmunocomprometidos, manifestándose principalmente como una enfermedad diseminada con compromi...

Cryptococcoma mimicking a brain tumor in an immunocompetent patient: case report of an extremely rare presentation

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases have high prevalence in developing countries and their proper diagnosis and treatment are very important for public health planning. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that may cause several CNS manifestations, especially in immunocompr...

Cryptococcal cerebellitis in no-VIH patient

Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection whose etiology is Cryptococcus neofromans / C. gattii, complex which affects immunocompromised patients mainly. Meningeal infection is one of the most common presentations, but cerebellar affection is rare. Case Description: M...

Disseminated cryptococcosis with skin lesions: report of a case series

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, caused by genus Cryptococcus, presenting with meningitis, pneumonia, and skin lesions. Cutaneous presentation can be varied, but specifically in solid organ transplant recipients (iatrogenically immunocompromised), crypto...

Disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent patient

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection of opportunistic behavior that is unusual in immunocompetent patients. We report a rare case of disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent individual. During hospitalization, Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from skin lesions...

Disseminated cryptococcosis manifested as a single tumor in an immunocompetent patient, similar to the cutaneous primary forms

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that tends to affect immunocompromised individuals. The fungi are mostly acquired by inhalation, which leads to an initial pulmonary infection. Later, other organs - such as the central nervous system and the skin - can be af...

Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic ag...