A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in the face

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A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in the face

GE Hong-fen, WANG Gui-zhi, ZANG Yun-shu, TANG Zhan-li, HAN Sha-sha, WANG Jun

Qingdao University Affiliated Medical Hospital, Qingdao 266003, China

Received:2010-12-30 Online:2011-10-28 Published:2011-10-28

Abstract

Abstract: A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent-woman was reported.Erythema(3 cm×5 cm)with clear border and ulcers in the middle has been existed in the left face for about half a year.Granulomatous infiltration with mauve bodies were found by PAS staining.Cryptococcus spores were identified by alcian staining,mucicarmine staining and immunohistochemistry staining.The patient was diagnosed as primary cutaneous cryptococcosis and was cured with itraconazole(400 mg/d daily).

Key words: cryptococcosis, cutaneous, primary

CLC Number:

R519.4

GE Hong-fen, WANG Gui-zhi, ZANG Yun-shu, TANG Zhan-li, HAN Sha-sha, WANG Jun. A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in the face[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2011, 6(5): 298-300.

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