Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii in an immunocompetent host

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 352-355

  Leão, Carlos Alberto ^a   Ferreira Paim, Kennio ^a   Andrade Silva, Leonardo ^a   Mora, Delio Jose ^a   Da Silva, Paulo Roberto ^a   MacHado, Anna Silva ^a   Das Neves, Priscila Freitas ^a   Pena, Giovana Silva ^a   De Almeida Teixeira, Luciana Silva ^a   Silva Vergara, Mario León ^a,b  

^a Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro   (Brazil)

^b Tropical Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus gattii; fluconazole; immunocompetent host; primary cutaneous cryptococcosis; VGII genotype

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; OXACILLIN; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PRIMARY INFECTION;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 79955022471     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.530697     Document Type: Article

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