The detection of Cryptococcus in skeletal infection after tooth extraction in an acute myeloid leukemia patient
Cryptococcus is a mycosis founded in immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus in the oral cavity is rare and skeletal infection is uncommon.We report the case of a 31-year-old man in whom cellulitis developed due to infection after tooth extraction complicated by acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Cellul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300081 |