Disseminated cryptococcosis manifested as a single tumor in an immunocompetent patient, similar to the cutaneous primary forms

• Main Authors: Danielle Mechereffe do Amaral (Author), Ritha de Cássia Capelato Rocha (Author), Luiz Euribel Prestes Carneiro (Author), Dewton Moraes Vasconcelos (Author), Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that tends to affect immunocompromised individuals. The fungi are mostly acquired by inhalation, which leads to an initial pulmonary infection. Later, other organs - such as the central nervous system and the skin - can...