Abstract
Photopheresis is being used with increasing frequency as therapy for patients with neoplastic and dermatologic diseases and is being evaluated as therapy for patients with AIDS. We describe a patient with advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma who developed pulmonary and cutaneous cryptococcosis after receiving therapy with photopheresis and biweekly methotrexate. We consider the potential roles of cutaneous T cell lymphoma, methotrexate, and photopheresis as predisposing factors in the development of serious cryptococcal infections.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 776-778 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases