title: Case report. Cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient with systemic erythematous lupus.
abstract: The first case of a cutaneous cryptococcosis associated with systemic erythematous lupus (SLE) diagnosed in our Mycology Reference Centre is presented: a 24-year-old female patient diagnosed with SLE, nephrotic syndrome, arterial hypertension, renal insufficiency due to glomerulonephritis type IV and cellulitis in the right thigh and gluteus. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated by cutaneous biopsy and haemoculture. Cryptococcal antigen was detected in serum by the latex agglutination test. As the patient did not respond to fluconazol intravenous treatment, amphotericin B administration was performed. She died of acute renal insufficiency.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathurín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016469:Fungemia; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole