Disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent patient

• Main Authors: Gabriely Lessa Sacht (Author), Alexandre Moretti de Lima (Author), Yuri Chiarelli Perdomo (Author), Rafaela Suguimoto Boigues (Author), Luiz Carlos Takita (Author), Günter Hans Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection of opportunistic behavior that is unusual in immunocompetent patients. We report a rare case of disseminated cryptococcosis with cutaneous involvement in an immunocompetent individual. During hospitalization, Cryptococcus gattii was isolated from skin le...