J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1981 Aug;24(8):777-781.

A Case of Cryptococcosis with Cutaneous Manifestation

• Kim JP
• Oh HJ
• Byun HS
• Huh KR
• Sohn C

Abstract

We experienced a case of cryptococcosis in a 13-year-old female who had been admitted to our hospital because of intermittent high fever and generalized lymphadenopathy accompanied by multiple nodular eruptions with erosions on the face, scalp, neck and back. The patient was treated under the impression of tuberculous lymphadenitis without any improvement. A surgical biopsy of the lymph node and the subcutaneous nodule, which was performed 14 days later, revealed chronic granulomatous tissue and Langhan's type giant cells which contained numerous cryptococci. A brief review of the literature was done.

Keyword

Cryptococcosis; Subcutaneous Nodular Eruption; Generalized Lymphadenopathy; Amphotericin B; 5-fluorocytosine

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Amphotericin B
Biopsy
Cryptococcosis*
Female
Fever
Flucytosine
Giant Cells
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphatic Diseases
Neck
Scalp
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
Amphotericin B
Flucytosine