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Cutaneous cryptococcal infection without immunodeficiency
Author(s) -
GORDON P.M.,
ORMEROD A.D.,
HARVEY G.,
ATKINSON P.,
BEST P.V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb01155.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , immunodeficiency , fluconazole , medicine , mycosis , cryptococcus neoformans , immunopathology , immune system , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , antifungal , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary A case of cutaneous cryptococcosis (encapsulated strain) in a 67‐year‐old female, with no evidence of immune suppression (normal cell surface marker analysis and mitogen proliferation studies) and which responded to treatment with oral fluconazole is reported. To date her clinical progress remains satisfactory after 12 months of follow‐up.