Cryptococcal infection in a post renal transplant patient presenting as a cutaneous nodule
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College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus capable of causing life threatening opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. It has a worldwide distribution and is most commonly found in bird droppings and contaminated soil. Risk ...
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Cryptococcosis, Fungal infection, Transplant recipients, Immunosuppression
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Tennekoon, H. D., Vinothika, S., & Perera, N. R. (2016). Cryptococcal infection in a post renal transplant patient presenting as a cutaneous nodule. Journal of Diagnostic Pathology, 11(2), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.4038/jdp.v11i2.7697