Cryptococcal breast abscess.
A cryptococcal abscess of the breast is uncommon and may mimic a neoplastic lesion. We describe a patient with an isolated cryptococcal infection of the breast, which was treated with oral fluconazole in combination with surgical excision. With the exception of diabetes mellitus type II, no underlying predisposing illness was identified.
Schouten
Wilhelmina E M
WE
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Damen
Marjolein
M
Davids
Paul H P
PH
van Ketel
Ruud J
RJ
Prins
Jan M
JM
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D015725:Fluconazole