Skin cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised renal-transplant recipient

Miglė Jarašūnienė; Emilija Šerpytienė; Justina Mackevičiūtė; Jonas Lauraitis; Jūratė Grigaitienė

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.03.004

Skin cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised renal-transplant recipient

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2020 Mar 31:28:33-35. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.03.004. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Miglė Jarašūnienė^{1

2}, Emilija Šerpytienė^{1

2}, Justina Mackevičiūtė³, Jonas Lauraitis^{1

2}, Jūratė Grigaitienė^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Centre of Dermatovenereology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
² Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Dermatovenereology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
³ Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania.

Abstract

Immunosuppression after solid-organ transplantation can lead to opportunistic infections as cryptococcosis. A 69-year-old female, cadaveric renal-transplant recipient, manifested with ulcerative lesions on the 7th month of immunosuppression. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of cryptococcosis. Treatment with systemic and topical antifungal therapy for 7 months concluded in significant cutaneous improvement. This case presentation encourages high clinical suspicion of opportunistic pathogens such as Cryptococcus spp. and highlights the necessity of appropriate management.

Keywords: Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus spp; Renal transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports