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Case Report

Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Cutaneous Cellulitis in an Adolescent with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

by
Ellen Simionato Valente
1,*,
Mauricio Costa Lazzarin
2,
Bruno Lopes Koech
2,
Ralph Vighi da Rosa
2,
Rafael de Almeida
3,
Umberto Lopes de Oliveira
4,
Maria Gertrudes Fernandes Pereira Neugebauer
5 and
Alexander Gonçalves Sacco
3
1
Department of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
2
Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
3
Department of Nephrology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
4
Department of Rheumatology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
5
Department of Dermatology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(2), 5743; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5743
Submission received: 5 December 2014 / Revised: 5 December 2014 / Accepted: 14 February 2015 / Published: 3 June 2015

Abstract

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 bacterial cellulitis. Upon suspicion, we performed a biopsy and fungal infection was confirmed. Appropriate therapy was established, and the patient was discharged after 42 days of treatment in complete remission.
Keywords: Disseminated cryptococcosis; cryptococcal cellulitis; systemic lupus erythematosus Disseminated cryptococcosis; cryptococcal cellulitis; systemic lupus erythematosus

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Valente, E.S.; Lazzarin, M.C.; Koech, B.L.; Rosa, R.V.d.; Almeida, R.d.; Oliveira, U.L.d.; Neugebauer, M.G.F.P.; Sacco, A.G. Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Cutaneous Cellulitis in an Adolescent with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7, 5743. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5743

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Valente ES, Lazzarin MC, Koech BL, Rosa RVd, Almeida Rd, Oliveira ULd, Neugebauer MGFP, Sacco AG. Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Cutaneous Cellulitis in an Adolescent with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Infectious Disease Reports. 2015; 7(2):5743. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5743

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Valente, Ellen Simionato, Mauricio Costa Lazzarin, Bruno Lopes Koech, Ralph Vighi da Rosa, Rafael de Almeida, Umberto Lopes de Oliveira, Maria Gertrudes Fernandes Pereira Neugebauer, and Alexander Gonçalves Sacco. 2015. "Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Cutaneous Cellulitis in an Adolescent with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" Infectious Disease Reports 7, no. 2: 5743. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5743

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