Criptococose Cutânea Primária em Paciente Imunocompetente: Um Relato de Caso

Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an encapsulated opportunistic yeast. It primarily causes significant infections in immunocompromised individuals and the symptoms vary according to the integrity of the immune system. Cutaneous cryptococcosis affects about 20% of patients with disseminated cryptococcosis, but primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) without systemic infection is rare. A 76-year-old male patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension and dyslipidemia, presented with a violaceus inflammatory skin plaque with blisters that progressed despite intravenous ceftriaxone for 7 days. Histopathology of an incisional biopsy was compatible with the diagnosis of cutaneous cryptococcosis. There was a complete response to fluconazole 300 mg/day for 3 months. No systemic disease was detected and there was no evidence of immunosuppression. The importance of including cutaneous cryptococcosis in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in patients without immunosuppression or the use of immunosuppressive therapy is emphasized. The cutaneous manifestations of the infection can be the first indication for a disseminated disease, therefore, its early recognition is essential to obtain a good prognosis.A criptococose é uma infecção sistémica causada por Cryptococcus neoformans, levedura oportunista encapsulada. Esta infeção ocorre principalmente em indivíduos imunocomprometidos e os sintomas variam de acordo com a integridade do sistema imunológico. A criptococose cutânea afeta aproximadamente 20% dos pacientes com criptococose disseminada, mas a criptococose cutânea primária (PCC) sem infecção sistémica é rara. Um paciente do sexo masculino de 76 anos, com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica, hipertensão arterial e dislipidemia, apresentou-se com placa cutânea inflamatória violácea com bolhas que progrediu apesar de ceftriaxone endovenoso por 7 dias, sem sucesso. A biópsia incisional revelou o diagnóstico histopatológico de criptococose cutânea. As lesões resolveram após tratamento com fluconazol 300 mg/dia durante 3 meses. Não se detectou doença sistémica e não havia qualquer evidência de imunossupressão. Enfatiza-se a importância da inclusão da criptococose cutânea no diagnóstico diferencial das lesões cutâneas, mesmo em pacientes sem terapia imunossupressora. As manifestações cutâneas da infecção podem ser o primeiro indício para uma doença disseminada, pelo que o seu reconhecimento precoce é fundamental para um bom prognóstico

Combined distributed turbo coding and space frequency block coding techniques

The distributed space-time (frequency) coding and distributed channel turbo coding used independently represent two cooperative techniques that can provide increased throughput and spectral efficiency at an imposed maximum Bit Error Rate (BER) and delay required from the new generation of cellular networks. This paper proposes two cooperative algorithms that employ jointly the two types of techniques, analyzes their BER and spectral efficiency performances versus the qualities of the channels involved, and presents some conclusions regarding the adaptive employment of these algorithms. © 2010 V. Bota et al.FP7/ICT/2007/21547

Combined distributed turbo coding and space frequency block coding techniques

The distributed space-time (frequency) coding and distributed channel turbo coding used independently represent two cooperative techniques that can provide increased throughput and spectral efficiency at an imposed maximum Bit Error Rate (BER) and delay required from the new generation of cellular networks. This paper proposes two cooperative algorithms that employ jointly the two types of techniques, analyzes their BER and spectral efficiency performances versus the qualities of the channels involved, and presents some conclusions regarding the adaptive employment of these algorithms. © 2010 V. Bota et al.FP7/ICT/2007/21547

Combined distributed turbo coding and space frequency block coding techniques

The distributed space-time (frequency) coding and distributed channel turbo coding used independently represent two cooperative techniques that can provide increased throughput and spectral efficiency at an imposed maximum Bit Error Rate (BER) and delay required from the new generation of cellular networks. This paper proposes two cooperative algorithms that employ jointly the two types of techniques, analyzes their BER and spectral efficiency performances versus the qualities of the channels involved, and presents some conclusions regarding the adaptive employment of these algorithms. © 2010 V. Bota et al.FP7/ICT/2007/21547