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7949540

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Cutaneous cryptococcosis is an uncommon manifestation of disseminated cryptococcal disease. We report a liver transplant recipient presenting with onset over 3 days of progressive pain and swelling of the lower extremity and foot with erythema and heat. Cryptococcal cellulitis was documented, but in retrospect the clinical presentation was indistinguishable in presentation and appearance from acute bacterial cellulitis. The patient also proved to have concomitant cryptococcal septic arthritis; the presence of cryptococcal antigen in the synovial fluid allowed a rapid and definitive diagnosis. Subsequently, cultures of skin, synovial fluid, and blood were all positive for cryptococci. Cryptococcus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of bacterial cellulitis in a liver transplant recipient not responding to antibacterial therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0902-0063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Cutaneous cryptococcosis mimicking bacterial cellulitis in a liver transplant recipient: case report and review in solid organ transplant recipients.
pubmed:affiliation
VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15240.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports