Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis following trauma of the right forearm

被引:17
作者
Bohne, T [1 ]
Sander, A [1 ]
PfisterWartha, A [1 ]
Schopf, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FREIBURG,INST MED MIKROBIOL & HYG,D-79104 FREIBURG,GERMANY
关键词
Cryptococcus neoformans; cryptococcosis; cutaneous infection; sarcoidosis; itraconazole;
D O I
10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00097.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
A 62-year-old woman with sarcoidosis II, status post systemic steroid treatment, developed an inflammatory, infiltrative skin lesion in the area of a traumatic haematoma of the right forearm. The clinical appearance at first corresponded to bullous erysipelas. Antibiotic therapy, which was instituted immediately, proved to be ineffective. A microbiological swab revealed infection with Cryptococcus neoformans. A systemic cryptococcosis could be excluded. Therapy with 200 mg itraconazole twice daily resulted in a prompt improvement.
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