title: Cutaneous cryptococcosis as the first symptom of a disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with lymphogranulomatosis X.
abstract: A 63-year-old patient, known to have suffered from lymphogranulomatosis X for 4 years is reported, in whom a cutaneous cryptococcosis appeared as first sign of a disseminated cryptococcosis. Despite systemic therapy with amphotericin B, the patient died after a period of 2 months. Differential diagnosis of skin tumours of immunosuppressed patients includes rare skin mycoses, and both histological and mycological examinations should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Center of Dermatology and Andrology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gründer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nilles
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schill
mesh_terms: D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007119:Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged