A case of disseminated Cryptococcosis with skin eruption in a patient with acute leukemia.
Disseminated cryptococcosis is a life-threatening infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and cutaneous dissemination occurs in 10-15% of patients. We report a case of a 49-y-old leukemic patient with disseminated cryptococcosis who presented with fever, headache, normal cerebrospinal fluid profile and multiple skin lesions mimicking molluscum contagiosum.
Kim
J H
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Chongno-Gu, South Korea.
Shin
D H
DH
Oh
M D
MD
Park
S
S
Kim
B K
BK
Choe
K W
KW
D001706:Biopsy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology