Cellulitis in a liver transplant patient as an initial manifestation of disseminated cryptococcal disease

Submitted by Janaína Nascimento ([email protected]) on 2019-02-14T13:07:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ve_Sousa_Marcos_etal_INI_2016.pdf: 738427 bytes, checksum: 8414d304d0252a1ba3065846b9ad4123 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Janaína Nascimento ([email protected]) on 2019-02-19T13:21:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ve_Sousa_Marcos_etal_INI_2016.pdf: 738427 bytes, checksum: 8414d304d0252a1ba3065846b9ad4123 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2019-02-19T13:21:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ve_Sousa_Marcos_etal_INI_2016.pdf: 738427 bytes, checksum: 8414d304d0252a1ba3065846b9ad4123 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Estácio de Sá. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasl.Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Federal Fluminense. Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro. Departamento de Medicina Interna e Gastrohepatologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.Instituto Nacional de Câncer. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. São Luís, MA, Brasil.Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.A 50-year-old male underwent liver transplantation due to cryptogenic cirrhosis and was admitted with severe pain in the left leg as well as phlogosis. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was prescribed, assuming bullous erysipelas. Among the tests performed, the latex agglutination test for the Cryptococcus sp. antigen was positive, and in both the blood culture and blister culture Cryptococcus sp. was isolated. Daily fluconazole was started. Even though liposomal amphotericin B has been started on the fifth day of hospitalization, the patient progressed to death

Predictors of Sustained virologic response – Multivariate analysis.

<p>HCV: Hepatitis C virus; GGt: Gamma glutamyl transferase.</p><p>OR (95% CI): Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval).</p

Association of selected baseline variables with sustained virologic response (SVR).

<p>HCV: Hepatitis C virus; GGt: Gamma glutamyl transferase; ALT: Alanine transaminase.</p>*<p>available for all (100) subjects.</p

Baseline characteristics of the subjects (n = 100).

<p>HAART: Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.</p>*<p>Available for 98 subjects.</p>**<p>Available for 60 subjects.</p>***<p>Liver histopathology available for 88 subjects (METAVIR Fibrosis scoring system).</p