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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection

Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is an uncommonly reported entity. We describe an unusual case of PCC in an injection site of an immunocompromised patient. The specific case demonstrates a challenging treating dilemma with different alternative treatment choices. In the presented clinical sett...

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Autores principales: Shalom, Guy, Horev, Amir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7506238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508783
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description Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is an uncommonly reported entity. We describe an unusual case of PCC in an injection site of an immunocompromised patient. The specific case demonstrates a challenging treating dilemma with different alternative treatment choices. In the presented clinical setting, each choice concealed its risks and benefits. We highlight the importance of patient education for taking the appropriate measures for the disinfection of subcutaneous injection sites.
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spelling pubmed-75062382020-09-29 Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection Shalom, Guy Horev, Amir Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is an uncommonly reported entity. We describe an unusual case of PCC in an injection site of an immunocompromised patient. The specific case demonstrates a challenging treating dilemma with different alternative treatment choices. In the presented clinical setting, each choice concealed its risks and benefits. We highlight the importance of patient education for taking the appropriate measures for the disinfection of subcutaneous injection sites. S. Karger AG 2020-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7506238/ /pubmed/32999649 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508783 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection
title_full Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection
title_fullStr Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection
title_full_unstemmed Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection
title_short Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: An Unusual Injection Site Infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7506238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508783
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