Cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient affected by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a case report

Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2008 Apr-Jun;21(2):463-6. doi: 10.1177/039463200802100227.

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection, the incidence of which is increased in the immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus that mainly infects the lungs and the central nervous system, possibly involving different organs. Cutaneous cryptococcosis is classified into localized infection, usually occurring after traumatic inoculation (primary cutaneous cryptococcosis) and cutaneous manifestation due to hematogenous dissemination (secondary cutaneous cryptococcosis), mostly in patients with underlying immunosuppression. We report a case of cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient affected by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cryptococcosis / complications
  • Cryptococcosis / microbiology*
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
  • Histiocytes / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / microbiology*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / pathology
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction
  • Skin / pathology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents