Letter to the Editor
Cryptococcosis in Sarcoidosis
Abstract
To the Editor:
Sarcoidosis is an immune-mediated condition affecting multiple organs, especially the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, and eyes. Infections are considered to be a rare complication of sarcoidosis; in two retrospective clinical series of 122 and 197 patients with sarcoidosis, infections have been reported in 2.5% and 0% of cases, respectively.1,2 We recently observed the interesting case of a patient with sarcoidosis who developed cutaneous and meningeal cryptococcal infection.
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