When in Doubt, Cut It Out: Biopsy as Key in Diagnosing Cryptococcal Soft Tissue Infection

Soft tissue infection is an uncommon presentation of Cryptococcus in the absence of immunosuppression. Most infected patients present with pneumonia or meningitis, often with signs of disseminated disease, which may be fatal. We present a case of an 81-year-old mildly immunocompromised woman with mu...

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Autores principales: Bernardes, Teresa, Ostilla, Lorena, Fazal, Amara, Nasseri-Nik, Niloofar, Otrakji, Christian, Haddad, Ghassan, Murillo, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165569
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21111

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165569
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21111

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