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A case of cutaneous Rhodotorula infection mimicking cryptococcosis
Author(s) -
George S. M. C.,
Quante M.,
Cubbon M. D.,
MacDiarmaidGordon A. R.,
Topham E. J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12959
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , mycosis , rhodotorula , fungi imperfecti , medicine , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , genetics , yeast
Summary Rhodotorula is a ubiquitous environmental and commensal yeast, and an emerging opportunistic pathogen, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Clinical infections with Rhodotorula have been increasingly recognized over the past 30 years; however, infections in solid‐organ transplant recipients are uncommon, and cutaneous manifestations have rarely been reported. We describe a 59‐year‐old male renal transplant recipient, who developed cutaneous infection with Rhodotorula upon failure of his graft and commencement of haemodialysis.