CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCUS

Course overview

CRYPTOCOCCUS IS AN ENCAPSULATED FUNGUS AND AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN. THESE COMMONLY INFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BUT CAN PRESENT WITH A VARIETY OF SKIN MANIFESTATIONS SUCH AS A PAPULE, A MACULOPAPULAR LESION OR A VIOLACEOUS NODULAR LESION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.