Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female patient, previously healthy and immunocompetent, presented with a nodular cutaneous lesion on the upper limb. Histopathological examination and culture of the lesion confirmed infection by Cryptococcus spp. sensitive to fluconazole, and oral therapy was initiated. Complete blood...
Erick Dantas Bernardo, Ingrid Yasmim Farias de Melo, Glenda Suelen Ferreira Monteiro et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
Recognition of this presentation broadens the known clinical and radiological spectrum of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and underscores the need for a high index of diagnostic suspicion in immunosuppressed individuals.
Glenda Suelen Ferreira Monteiro, Victor Medeiros Rebouças, Ingrid Yasmim Farias de Melo et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
In patients with dual diagnosis and complications from chronic steroid use, such as the bilateral cataracts and retinitis seen in this case, the switch to highly specific monoclonal antibodies is essential to minimize systemic toxicity while maintaining strict disease control.
Victor Medeiros Rebouças, Lúcio Fábio de Assis Arruda, Erick Dantas Bernardo et al.· ANPAbstract_CBN26· 0 citations
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