Cryptococcal cellulitis on the shin of an immunosuppressed patient.

We present a patient with C. neoformans manifesting as cellulitis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis treated with corticosteroids. Because of the mortality associated with disseminated cryptococcosis, early identification, especially of atypical cutaneous presentations is critical from a dermatological perspective. PMID: 27617599 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27617599?dopt=Abstract

Source: Dermatol Online J - September 13, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: Zhu TH, Rodriguez PG, Behan JW, Declerck B, Kim GH Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research