Cutaneous Cryptococcus infection due to C-albidus associated with Sezary syndrome

Authors
Narayan, S Batta, K Colloby, P Tan, CY
Citation
S. Narayan et al., Cutaneous Cryptococcus infection due to C-albidus associated with Sezary syndrome, BR J DERM, 143(3), 2000, pp. 632-634
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology,"da verificare
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
00070963 → ACNP
Volume
143
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
632 - 634
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(200009)143:3<632:CCIDTC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Cryptococcus albidus is a non-neoformans species of the genus Cryptococcus and is a rare cause of disease. There have been only 13 previously reported cases of systemic disease in which this opportunistic yeast has been isola ted from the lung, cerebrospinal fluid and blood, We report the first case of cutaneous Cryptococcus infection due to the species C. albidus, in a man with Sezary syndrome.