Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient With Metastatic Prostate Cancer Who Died in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak.
cryptococcosis
cryptococcus neoformans
opportunistic infection
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 May 2020
23 May 2020
Historique:
entrez:
30
6
2020
pubmed:
1
7
2020
medline:
1
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We report the case of a 61-year-old patient with a history of prostate cancer affected by bone metastasis. He presented to our attention for ulcerous and necrotic cutaneous lesions unresponsive to antibiotics. The spread of cutaneous lesions and the onset of neurological symptoms suggested a cryptococcal disease, which was confirmed by lumbar puncture and cutaneous biopsy. We present the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to this case.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32596073
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8254
pmc: PMC7309194
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e8254Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Passerini et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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