title: [Cryptococcosis of the skin].
abstract: In a woman patient who had received a kidney transplant 9 years previously, we diagnosed a cryptococcosis of the skin on the right arm. The results of clinical and mycological investigations and the forms of treatment applied are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität Rostock.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kaben
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dunker
mesh_terms: D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole
vernacular_title: Hautkryptokokkose.