Korean J Dermatol.  1981 Dec;19(6):989-996.

A Case fo Cryptococcosis with Cutaneous Manigestations

• Yoo DW
• Jeon KJ
• Lee H
• Kim HJ
• Kim YW

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.

MeSH Terms

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
Amphotericin B
Flucytosine