A Case of Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Resembling Pyoderma Gangrenosum.
- Author:
Eui Han KIM
1
;
Sung Wook KIM
;
Gun Su PARK
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cryptococcosis;
Pyoderma gangrenosum
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cryptococcosis*;
Cryptococcus neoformans;
Cushing Syndrome;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Pyoderma Gangrenosum*;
Pyoderma*;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(9):1358-1360
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cryptococcosis is a disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, that most commonly affects immunosuppressed patients. Cutaneous cyptococcosis occurs in 10-15% of disseminated cases and its clinical manifestation is variable. We have presented an unusual manifestation of cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome. Clinically, the ulcers were considered to be pyoderma gangrenosum but the tissue biopsy and culture revealed cryptococcosis. This case illustrates that in making the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum, one must exclude deep fungal infection.
