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Case Report
Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Cutaneous Cellulitis in an Adolescent with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
by Ellen Simionato Valente, Mauricio Costa Lazzarin, Bruno Lopes Koech, Ralph Vighi da Rosa, Rafael de Almeida, Umberto Lopes de Oliveira, Maria Gertrudes Fernandes Pereira Neugebauer and Alexander Gonçalves Sacco
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(2), 5743; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5743 - 3 Jun 2015
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We report here the case of a 17-year-old girl from Pelotas, Brazil, with systemic lupus erythematosus and disseminated cryptococcal infection. Prior to diagnosis, she was a chronic user of corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs. Her first symptoms were skin lesions that simulated bacterial [...] Read more.
We report here the case of a 17-year-old girl from Pelotas, Brazil, with systemic lupus erythematosus and disseminated cryptococcal infection. Prior to diagnosis, she was a chronic user of corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs. Her first symptoms were skin lesions that simulated bacterial cellulitis. Upon suspicion, we performed a biopsy and fungal infection was confirmed. Appropriate therapy was established, and the patient was discharged after 42 days of treatment in complete remission. Full article
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