Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 171 (5) , 357-361
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000249452
Abstract
A 53-year-old man, a pigeon fancier, with long-standing asthma, treated for years with systemic corticosteroids, developed a fast-growing mass on his right wrist. The diagnosis of cryptococcosis was established by histology and culture of tissue which yielded Cryptococcus neoformans. Oral treatment with ketoconazole for 3 months resulted in a complete cure with residual hyperpigmentation and minute scars. During a 10-month follow-up, the patient was free of recurrences.Keywords
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