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Case Report. Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunosuppressed patient
Author(s) -
Romano Clara,
Castelli A.,
Laurini L.,
Massai L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00563.x
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , dermatology , medicine , mycosis , pathology , immunology
A case of cutaneous histoplasmosis is reported in an 80‐year‐old man with rheumatoid arthritis who had been treated with steroid therapy for 15 years. The patient developed a large ulcerative lesion on the back of the left hand and on the distal third of the left dorsal forearm after a slight trauma. Diagnosis was based on histological and mycological examination. Systemic involvement was not found. The lesions healed after 2 months of therapy with 100 mg day −1 fluconazole, confirmed at follow‐up 1 year later.