Cryptococcal disease presenting as necrotizing cellulitis in transplant recipients: Case report

S. Baer; J. W. Baddley; J. W. Gnann; P. G. Pappas

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Cryptococcal disease presenting as necrotizing cellulitis in transplant recipients: Case report

S. Baer, J. W. Baddley, J. W. Gnann, P. G. Pappas

Infectious Disease

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Abstract

Disseminated cryptococcosis uncommonly presents with skin lesions in immunocompromised hosts. Necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing vasculitis, myositis, or necrotizing soft tissue infection are even more rare presentations. We report 3 cases of cryptococcal necrotizing soft tissue infection, 2 in renal transplant patients, and 1 in a heart transplant patient, and discuss similar cases from the literature. Cryptococcus neoformans should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cellulitis or necrotizing soft tissue infections in immunocompromised patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	353-358
Number of pages	6
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00399.x
State	Published - Aug 1 2009

Keywords

Cryptococcus
Myositis
Necrotizing fasciitis
Necrotizing vasculitis
Transplantation

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Transplantation

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