Abstract
We report a case of cutaneous cryptococcosis resembling verrucous granuloma on the lower lip in a 18-year-old female. She presented with a 3×1.5 cm sized painful verrucous granuloma with white, yellowish crust on the lower lip for 1 year. She had gotten many shunt operations for unexplained hydrocephalus. Histopathological examination showed numerous encapsulated round spores, epithelioid cells and giant cells in the dermis. A tissue culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar without cycloheximide showed whitish creamy colonies. The organism was identified as Cryptococcus neoformans. The lesion disappeared with the treatment of oral itraconazole (100 mg/day) for 12 weeks.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 42-46 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Medical Mycology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Infectious Diseases