Korean J Dermatol.  1987 Dec;25(6):797-801c.

Primary Cutaneous Aspergillosis in a Patient with Breast Carcinoma

• Nam IW
• Lee KH
• Bang DS
• Lee SN

Abstract

Following chemotherapy and radiation treatment for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast, a 50-year-old woman presented with a child's palm sized, crusted patch and surrounding peanut sized granulated nodules on the lesion, which was diagnosed as primary cutaneous aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. No evidence of involvement of other organs or of systemic dissemination by Aspergillus femigatus was found. Also the patient exhibited no other apparent systemic immunologic defects. Extensive excision were performed and the patient received treatment with amphoteriein B. No evidence of recurrent fungal infection was noted during 6 months of follow-up.

Keyword

Primary cutaneous aspergillosis; Breast carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Aspergillosis*
Aspergillus
Aspergillus fumigatus
Breast Neoplasms*
Breast*
Carcinoma, Ductal
Drug Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Middle Aged