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Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans in an immunocompetent host treated with itraconazole and drainage : case report and review of the literature

Gaviria Morales, Elizabeth ; Guidi, Marco ; Peterka, Thomas ; Rabufetti, Andrea ; Blum, Roland ; Mainetti, Carlo

In: Case reports in dermatology, 2021, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 89-97

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic germ, usually causing infections in immunocompromised patients. The main sources of infection with C. neoformans are excrement from birds, decomposing wood, fruit, and vegetables. Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is a clinical entity, differing from secondary cutaneous cryptococcosis and systematic infection. We report the case of an...