PRIMARY CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS IN EGYPT

PRIMARY CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS IN EGYPT

Neither systemic nor primary cutaneous cryptococcosis has ever been reported in Egypt. The case of a 14–year‐old girl with a solitary primary cutaneous cryptococcosis lesion is presented. A surgical specimen proved the diagnosis, although the lesion resembled a rapidly growing epithelioma. Follow‐up...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of dermatology 1975-10, Vol.14 (8), p.606-609
Hauptverfasser: ABDEL-FATTAH, ALY, ZEID, MOHAMMED S. ABU, GHALY, ADLY F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Cryptococcosis - diagnosis
Cryptococcosis - epidemiology
Dermatomycoses - diagnosis
Dermatomycoses - epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Egypt
Female
Humans
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Neither systemic nor primary cutaneous cryptococcosis has ever been reported in Egypt. The case of a 14–year‐old girl with a solitary primary cutaneous cryptococcosis lesion is presented. A surgical specimen proved the diagnosis, although the lesion resembled a rapidly growing epithelioma. Follow‐up for 4 months did not reveal evidence of systemic involvement.
ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1975.tb00149.x