title: Primary unusual cutaneous cryptococcosis in an HIV former drug-abuser patient.
abstract: We describe an HIV-positive patient suffering from cutaneous cryptococcosis who was a former intravenous drug abuser and who presented a nodulo-ulcerated lesion on the back of his left hand. This was caused 4 months previously when the patient was injured by a pigeon nesting in an abandoned house. After fluconazole treatment for 4 months, no other visceral infections were recorded 18 months after complete healing of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Silverio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cespa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010856:Columbidae; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole