Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Treated with Debridement and Fluconazole Monotherapy in an Immunosuppressed Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic yeast present in the environment. Practitioners are familiar with the presentation and management of the most common manifestation of cryptococcal infection, meningoencephalitis, in patients with AIDS or other conditions of immunocompromise. There is less...
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Main Authors: | Jennifer Wang, Luther Bartelt, Deborah Yu, Anjali Joshi, Bradley Weinbaum, Tiffany Pierson, Michael Patrizio, Cirle A. Warren, Molly A. Hughes, Gerald Donowitz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/131356 |
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