Cryptococcal panniculitis in renal transplant recipient patient: a case report and review of the literature
Keywords:
Cryptococcus neoformans, panniculitis, renal transplant, immunocompromised.Abstract
Cryptococcus neoformas is a dimorphic opportunistic fungus that mainly affects immunocompromised patients and that can manifest in the skin through various clinical presentations. Given the increase in the number of patients undergoing transplantation, their immunosuppression and the risk of this pathogen, we present the case of a patient with a history of renal transplantation, who presented erythematous lesions in the lower limbs; a skin biopsy was performed confirming the diagnosis of cryptococcal panniculitis.
Author Biographies
Elkin Peñaranda
Médico dermatólogo; Jefe del Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana; profesor titular de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Shirley Ariza
Médico cirujano, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Viviana Garzón
Médico, residente de tercer año, Programa de Dermatología, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
José Quintero
Médico, residente de segundo año, Programa de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Samuel David Morales
Médico patólogo, dermatopatólogo, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana; instructor asistente, Fundación Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud; docente de los programas de especialización de Patología y Dermatología, Hospital de San José, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
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