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Cutaneous cryptococcosis mimicking cellulitis as a manifestation of disseminated infection in a kidney transplant patient: a case study and literature review

  • By

  • Vincenzo Scaglione

  • Simone Melchiorri

  • Marco Cola

  • Alberto Chinellato

  • Silvia Cancian

  • Lisa Doria

  • Stefano Piaserico

  • Francesco Fortarezza

  • Lucrezia Furian

  • Federico Nalesso

  • Ignazio Castagliuolo

  • Annamaria Cattelan

  • September 4, 2026

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    Cryptococcus neoformans is an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, including solid organ transplant recipients.

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    Cutaneous cryptococcosis may mimic cellulitis or erysipelas and can be an early sign of disseminated infection in kidney transplant recipients.

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    ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation involves intensified immunosuppression that may increase susceptibility to infection, although the specific risk of cryptococcosis remains poorly defined.

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    The reported patient developed disseminated C. neoformans infection within 2 months of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, initially presenting with cellulitis-like skin findings.

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    Early recognition of atypical or antibiotic-unresponsive skin lesions can prompt diagnostic evaluation and timely antifungal therapy in kidney transplant recipients.

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Cellulitis-like cutaneous cryptococcosis revealing disseminated infection in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report and systematic review

  • by Vincenzo Scaglione, Simone Melchiorri, Marco Cola, Alberto Chinellato, Silvia Cancian, Lisa Doria, Stefano Piaserico, Francesco Fortarezza, Lucrezia Furian, Federico Nalesso, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Annamaria Cattelan

  • September 4, 2026

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