Diagnosis and management of cutaneous infections in immunocompromised hosts. Part I: Cellular immunodeficiency.

Publication date: Aug 01, 2026

For individuals with cell-mediated immunodeficiency (CMI), infections with opportunistic organisms such as mycobacteria, filamentous bacteria, fungi, and protozoa can lead to poor outcomes. The first part of this continuing medical education series reviews the diagnosis and management of cutaneous infections in hosts with impaired CMI. The second part addresses infections in patients with neutropenia and humoral immunodeficiency.

Concepts Keywords
actinomycosis
amebiasis
blastomycosis
cellular immunodeficiency
coccidioidomycosis
cryptococcosis
cutaneous tuberculosis
emergomycosis
histoplasmosis
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
leishmaniasis
leprosy
nocardiosis
nontuberculous mycobacteria
Opportunistic Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
talaromycosis

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH infections
disease MESH neutropenia
disease MESH actinomycosis
disease MESH amebiasis
disease MESH blastomycosis
disease MESH coccidioidomycosis
disease MESH cryptococcosis
disease MESH tuberculosis
pathway KEGG Tuberculosis
disease MESH emergomycosis
disease MESH histoplasmosis
disease MESH Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
disease MESH leishmaniasis
pathway KEGG Leishmaniasis
disease MESH leprosy
disease MESH nocardiosis
disease MESH Opportunistic Infections
disease MESH Skin Diseases Infectious
disease MESH talaromycosis

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