title: Cutaneous cryptococcosis in AIDS: successful treatment with itraconazole.
abstract: A case of cutaneous cryptococcosis in a HIV-positive 46-year-old farmer is presented. The situation could be cured by applying itraconazole 400 mg day-1 for 45 days.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Dermatologica, Universitá di Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bettoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virgili
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zampino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montanari
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole