Cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii in a patient on chronic corticotherapy Criptococose cutânea causada por Cryptococcus gattii em um paciente sob corticoterapia crônica

Cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii in a patient on chronic corticotherapy Criptococose cutânea causada por Cryptococcus gattii em um paciente sob corticoterapia crônica

Cryptococcus gattii causes a form of endemic mycosis that most commonly affects the lungs and central nervous system of immunocompetent patients living in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Case report. A 66-year-old man who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without HIV infection a...

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Main Authors: Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Maysa Baciotti, Maria Paula Zanatto, Jaqueline Otero Silva, Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Roberto Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Criptococose cutânea
Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
Corticoterapia
Cryptococcus gattii
Cutaneous cryptococcosis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Corticotherapy
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