Disseminated cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient with AIDS

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Sandra Lopes Mattos E Dinato²  Marcelo Mattos E Dinato¹  Carla Patrícia Nakanishi¹  José Roberto Paes De Almeida¹  Ney Romiti¹ 

[1] ,USP FM

关键词: Cryptococcosis;    Cutaneous cryptococcosis;    Disseminated cryptococcosis;    Aids;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652006000600011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors study a patient carrying Aids, with exuberant dermatological manifestations of cryptococcosis. They stress the therapeutic effectiveness of short-term amphotericin B. The authors reviewed cases of cutaneous infection with Cryptococcus reported in the national and international literature, verifying that the frequency has increased with the AIDS epidemic. Also, they discuss about the differential diagnosis with some cases of dermatosis, particularly with the disseminated giant molluscum contagiosum. In relation to the therapy, they affirm that the choice of drug depends on the organ involved, as well as the immune state of the patient.

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