Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting with generalized cutaneous involvement in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving tofacitinib: A case report

The Journal of DermatologyEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting with generalized cutaneous involvement in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving tofacitinib: A case report Zonghui Li, Zonghui Li Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYuxin Shan, Yuxin Shan School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJiazheng Dong, Jiazheng Dong Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuan Mei, Huan Mei Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorQingtao Kong, Corresponding Author Qingtao Kong [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-0112 Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Correspondence Qingtao Kong, Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China. Email: [email protected] Yan Li, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYan Li, Corresponding Author Yan Li [email protected] Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China Correspondence Qingtao Kong, Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China. Email: [email protected] Yan Li, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Zonghui Li, Zonghui Li Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYuxin Shan, Yuxin Shan School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJiazheng Dong, Jiazheng Dong Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuan Mei, Huan Mei Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorQingtao Kong, Corresponding Author Qingtao Kong [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-0112 Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Correspondence Qingtao Kong, Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China. Email: [email protected] Yan Li, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYan Li, Corresponding Author Yan Li [email protected] Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China Correspondence Qingtao Kong, Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China. Email: [email protected] Yan Li, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 12 September 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.16960 Qingtao Kong and Yan Li contributed equally to this work. 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