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Disseminated cryptococcosis initially presenting as cellulitis in a patient suffering from nephrotic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is considered as an opportunistic infection because it mainly occurs in immunosuppressed hosts. C. neoformans is usually acquired by the respiratory route and then may disseminate hematogenously to other places, such as meninges, bone and skin. Cutaneous involvement is a r...

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Autores principales: Ni, Wentao, Huang, Qi, Cui, Junchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23336386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-20