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KMID : 0363219950330050935
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
1995 Volume.33 No. 5 p.935 ~ p.939
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A Case of Cryptococcosis with Cutaneous Manifestation
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Abstract
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Cryptococcosis is a disease caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans, occcuring most frequentlyin immunocompromised hosts. Cutaneous involvement is seen in 10-15 % of disseminated cases and its manifestation is variable.
A 52 year old man presented with a subcutaneous neck mass and severe headache which had lasted for 2 months and 1 month respectively. Initially cutaneous involvement was monomorphic and localized and a CSF study failed to reveal to reveal any
organisms.
After several weeks of herb medication, however, multiple skin lesions occurred with varied morphology and a CSF study con firmed cryptococcosis by culture. The Urine cortisol was markedly elevated, suggesting an exogenous intake of steroid.
(KorJ
Dermatol 1995;33(5) : 935~939)
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