Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis caused by 'Cryptococcus gatti' in an elderly patient

According to the spread of 'Cryptococcus' sp., fungal infections can be classified as primary or secondary. In primary cutaneous cryptococcosis, the fungi are restricted to the skin of the patients, without systemic involvement. The incidence of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is high in...

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Published in:Tropical medicine and infectious disease 2022-09, Vol.7 (9), p.1-8
Main Authors: Belda, Walter, Casolato, Ana T. S., Luppi, Juliana B., Passero, Luiz Felipe D., Criado, Paulo R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Care
Case Report
cryptococcosis
cutaneous involvement
Diseases
Drugs
Fungal infections
Fungi
Granulomas
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunocompetence
immunocompetent patient
Immunology
Immunosuppression
Infections
Intracranial pressure
Meningitis
Morphology
Nervous system
Patients
Prevention
Risk factors
Skin
Yeast
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Summary:According to the spread of 'Cryptococcus' sp., fungal infections can be classified as primary or secondary. In primary cutaneous cryptococcosis, the fungi are restricted to the skin of the patients, without systemic involvement. The incidence of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is high in patients with immunosuppression, and this type of infection is rarely observed in patients who are immunocompetent. In the present case report, a patient who is immunocompetent and has systemic comorbidity reported that, after skin trauma, ulcerovegetative lesions appeared in the right upper arm; the etiologic agent was identified as 'Cryptococcus gatti', serotype B. The cutaneous lesions healed completely after 5 months of fluconazole treatment.
ISSN:2414-6366
2414-6366
DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed7090206