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Cutis
; 96(1): E26-9, 2015 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26244363
ABSTRACT
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic yeast infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that remains the most common systemic fungal infection in immunosuppressed patients and often presents with signs of meningitis. Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis (PCC) is a more rare clinical identity that is characterized by skin lesions confined to 1 body region, often presenting as a whitlow or phlegmon with positive culture for C neoformans and no evidence of simultaneous dissemination. We report a rare case of PCC in a 73-year-old man with intact cell-mediated immunity.
Subject(s)
Cryptococcosis/diagnosis , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Dermatomycoses/diagnosis , Hand Dermatoses/microbiology , Immunocompetence , Aged , Cryptococcosis/drug therapy , Dermatomycoses/drug therapy , Hand Dermatoses/drug therapy , Humans , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Male
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Cancer Genet Cytogenet
; 158(2): 196-7, 2005 Apr 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15796971