Title | Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcous laurentii in a renal transplant recipient. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Kulkarni A, Sinha M, Anandh U |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 2 |
Date Published | Jan |
ISSN | 1319-2442; 1319-2442 |
Accession Number | 22237228 |
Keywords | Anticoagulants / ad [Administration & Dosage], Antifungal Agents / tu [Therapeutic Use], Biopsy, Cryptococcosis / dt [Drug Therapy], Cryptococcosis / mi [Microbiology], Cryptococcus / ip [Isolation & Purification], Dermatomycoses / dt [Drug Therapy], Dermatomycoses / mi [Microbiology], Fatal Outcome, Heparin / ad [Administration & Dosage], Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents / ad [Administration & Dosage], IM, Immunosuppressive Agents / ae [Adverse Effects], Injections, Subcutaneous / ae [Adverse Effects], Insulin / ad [Administration & Dosage], Kidney Transplantation / ae [Adverse Effects], Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome |
Abstract | We report a patient with primary cutaneous cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcous laurentii following renal transplantation, probably due to repeated insulin and heparin subcutaneous injections on his thigh. Although cutaneous cryptococcosis due to C. neoformans is well known, reports of skin infections due to non-neoformans cryptococci are uncommon. |
Alternate Journal | Saudi J.Kidney Dis.Transpl. |
Notify Library Reference ID | 1809 |