Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as cutaneous cellulitis in an adolescent with systemic lupus erythematosus

• Main Authors: Ellen Simionato Valente (Author), Mauricio Costa Lazzarin (Author), Bruno Lopes Koech (Author), Ralph Vighi da Rosa (Author), Rafael de Almeida (Author), Umberto Lopes de Oliveira (Author), Maria Gertrudes Fernandes Pereira Neugebauer (Author), Alexander Gonçalves Sacco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report here the case of a 17-year-old girl from Pelotas, Brazil, with systemic lupus erythematosus and disseminated cryptococcal infection. Prior to diagnosis, she was a chronic user of corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs. Her first symptoms were skin lesions that simulated bacteria...