Multiple cutaneous swellings in an immunocompetent host – cryptococcosis overlooked

Kosaraju, Kranthi; Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjoy; Vandana, K.E.; Yagain, Kiran; Rao, N.R.

doi:10.1016/S1413-8670(11)70212-4

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1413-8670

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). It aims to publish relevant articles in the broadest sense on all aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and immune response to infectious agents.
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Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of cryptococcosis even among immunocompetent patients. We present a case of multiple subcutaneous swellings later developing into a non-healing ulcer caused by Cryptococcus in a 60 year-old immunocompetent male along with a brief review of clinical presentations of cutaneous cryptococcosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. A high index of suspicion is desired in view of possible dissemination and variable non-specific clinical presentations.

Keywords:

cryptococcosis

Cryptococcus neoformans

skin ulcer

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