Two Cases of Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis.
- Author:
Kyung LEE
;
Hyung Chul KANG
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
;
Hong Il KOOK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B;
Burns;
Capsules;
Cryptococcosis*;
Exanthema;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Physical Examination;
Pruritus;
Rare Diseases;
Spores;
Wrist
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1990;28(2):216-221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report two cases of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis that is a very rare disease. One patient was a 45 year-old female, who had had an erythematous hard nodule on dorsum of right wrist for ten months, The other patient was a 53-year-old male, who had had itching and burning erythematous rashes on left auricle for ten months. Histopathologic examination showed typical spores with capsules, Other physical examination and laboratory findings were within nomal limit. Our patients were successfully treated with excision and combination of amphotericin B and 5-fluoro-cytosine.