A Case fo Cryptococcosis with Cutaneous Manigestations.
- Author:
Dong Woog YOO
;
Kyung Joon JEON
;
Hoon LEE
;
Hong Jig KIM
;
Yong Whan KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B;
Buttocks;
Central Nervous System;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Cryptococcosis*;
Cryptococcus neoformans;
Diagnosis;
Extremities;
Fever;
Flucytosine;
Humans;
Liver;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Nausea;
Scalp;
Skin;
Spleen;
Ulcer;
Vomiting;
Yeasts
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1981;19(6):989-996
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
