Disseminated and cutaneous cryptococcosis by C. neoformans VNI in an immunocompetent patient

• Main Authors: Fernanda Cristina A Maranhão (Author), Douglas L. H Fonseca (Author), Graciella S. A Santos (Author), Luisa Andrea V Fonseca (Author), Eduardo José L Santos (Author), Denise Maria W Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is caused by yeasts of the Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii complex, presenting cutaneous, respiratory and disseminated forms. A 44-year-old immunocompetent male with facial lesion and latent pneumonia was hospitalized and misdiagnosed with paracoccidioidomycosis. Computeriz...