E-ISSN 2146-9369 | ISSN 2146-3158
 
2024, Vol: 14, Issue: 3
14 / 3Current Issue ArchiveAims and ScopeAbstracting & IndexingMost Accessed ArticlesMost Downloaded ArticlesMost Cited Articles

Case Report 


Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy.


Abstract
Invasive fungal infections occur in 5-59% of solid organ transplant recipients. Among fungal infections, Cryptococcus remains a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients. The incidence of cryptococcal infection in solid organ recipients was about 2.8 per 100 transplant recipients. Mortality rates in organ transplant recipients with cryptococcosis range from 15% to 20%.The type of primary immunosuppressive agents used in solid organ transplant recipients influences the predominant clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis. Patients who are receiving tacrolimus were significantly less likely to have central nervous system involvement and more likely to have skin, soft tissue and osteoarticular involvement than patients receiving non tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive agents We report a case of cutaneous Cryptococcus neoformans infection in 59 years old renal transplant recipient who underwent renal transplantation ten years ago. He was on immunosuppressant drugs like tacrolimus. High clinical suspicion will help in early diagnosis and treatment. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 9(4):164-166.

Key words: Renal transplant recipient, Cryptococcus neoformans, tacrolimus, Amphotericin B


 
ARTICLE TOOLS
Abstract
PDF Fulltext
How to cite this articleHow to cite this article
Citation Tools
Related Records
 Articles by Jhansi Vani Devana
Articles by Saleem M A
Articles by Vikrantha Reddy
on Google
on Google Scholar


How to Cite this Article
Pubmed Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019; 9(4): 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899

Web Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657294 [Access: November 22, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.657899

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019; 9(4): 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2019), [cited November 22, 2024]; 9(4): 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


Harvard Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy (2019) Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 9 (4), 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


Turabian Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. 2019. Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 9 (4), 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


Chicago Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. "Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 9 (2019), 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy. "Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 9.4 (2019), 164-166 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Jhansi Vani Devana, Saleem M A, Vikrantha Reddy (2019) Cutaneous Cryptococcal infection in Renal Transplant Recipient- A case report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 9 (4), 164-166 . doi:10.5799/jmid.657899


Author LoginReviewer LoginAbout PublisherOpen Access PolicyEditorial PoliciesPeer Review PolicyPublication Ethics and Publication Malpractice StatementConflict of Interest PolicyPlagiarism PolicyProtection of Research Participants (Statement On Human And Animal Rights)Privacy PolicyCorrections, Retractions & Expressions of ConcernSelf-Archiving PoliciesDigital Archiving & Preservation PoliciesStatement of Informed ConsentAdvertising PolicyTerms of UseLicense InformationCopyright Information

About Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is an international "peer review" journal in microbiology, infectious diseases, virology, ... Read more.



For best results, please use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.

Contact Information

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Prof. Ibrahim Eldaghayes

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

University of Tripoli

P.O. Box 13662, Tripoli, Libya