title: Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in Hawai'i.
abstract: A 72-year-old man developed a primary cutaneous cryptococcal skin infection on the right forearm, which was responsive to oral fluconazole 400 mg per day. After 16 weeks of treatment, the skin lesion completely resolved without any residual scarring.
authors: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
authors: Christopher W M
authors: CW
authors: Soon
authors: Allan K
authors: AK
authors: Izumi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole