A Case fo Cryptococcosis with Cutaneous Manigestations / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 989-996, 1981.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-98468
ABSTRACT
Cryptococcosis is an acute, subacute or chronic infectian caused by the encap sulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. The case of Cryptococcosis is a 2 5/12 year-old boy with involvement of the skin, lungs, liver, spleen, lymph node and central nervous system is reported. He has suffered from fever, nausea., vomiting and multiple skin lesions for a month. Thcre were various cutaneous lesions consisting of papules, pustules, nodules, crusts and ulcers on the scalp, face, back, buttocks and both extremities. Diagnosis was confirmed by the clinical characteristics, histopathologic findings and culture of the C. neoformans from cerebrospinal fluid and marcerated skin tissue. He was successfully treated with combination of Amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine.
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Main subject:
Scalp
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Skin
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Spleen
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Ulcer
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Vomiting
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Yeasts
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Buttocks
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Central Nervous System
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Amphotericin B
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1981
Type:
Article
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