Published in:
01-06-2015 | Case Report
Surgical Management of Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis after Failed Medical Management
Authors:
Justin Leigh McKinney, Dean Cerio, Cyrus Loghmanee, Paulo Pinho, Rui Gomes, Mili Patel, Janeen Miraglia, Manal Youssef-Bessler, Jonathan Zippin, Harini Rao
Published in:
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
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Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast responsible for disseminated meningitis in immunocompromised hosts. It is a saprophyte in nature and pigeons are the primary host responsible for transmitting of the fungus [
1]. Although the genus Cryptococcus contains more than 50 species, four main serotypes exist; Serotype A and D (
var neoformans) and B and C (
var gattii).
C. neoformans has been isolated from decaying wood or fruits and bird droppings, while
C. gattii is found in decomposing wood and from the eucalyptus tree in tropical and subtropical areas [
2].
C. neoformans (
var neoformans) causes most cryptococcal infections in immunocompromised patients and
C. neoformans (
var gattii), which is considered the more virulent form, affects both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients. …
