Tuberc Respir Dis.
2008 Dec;65(6):527-531.
A Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Accompanied by Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. sjkim@kuh.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Although disseminated cryptococcosis occurs most commonly in immunocompromised patients, particularly those with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, it can occur in immune competent persons. There are no case reports of disseminated cutaneous crytpcoccosis associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in Korea. A 71-year-old female presented with fever and multiple cutaneous nodules. She was finally diagnosed with disseminated cutaneous cryptococcosis accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis, and was treated successfully with anti-tuberculous medication and fluconazole. She had no apparent predisposing conditions for systemic cryptococcosis. We report this case with a review of the relevant literature.
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