Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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A Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Accompanied by Pulmonary Tuberculosis

폐 결핵과 동반된 파종성 피부 크립토콕쿠스증 1예

  • Choi, Hae Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Sang Hwa (Department of Pathology, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Tae Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yoo, Kwang Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Kye Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Sun Jong (Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • 최혜진 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이상화 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 병리학교실) ;
  • 이태훈 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 유광하 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이계영 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김순종 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2008.09.24
  • Accepted : 2008.10.27
  • Published : 2008.12.30
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Abstract

Although disseminated cryptococcosis occurs most commonly in immunocompromised patients, particularly those with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, it can occur in immune competent persons. There are no case reports of disseminated cutaneous crytpcoccosis associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in Korea. A 71-year-old female presented with fever and multiple cutaneous nodules. She was finally diagnosed with disseminated cutaneous cryptococcosis accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis, and was treated successfully with anti-tuberculous medication and fluconazole. She had no apparent predisposing conditions for systemic cryptococcosis. We report this case with a review of the relevant literature.

저자들은 복부와 왼쪽 상박 및 손등에 발생한 궤양성피부결절을 주소로 내원하여 폐결핵과 파종성 피부 크립토콕쿠스증이 동시에 진단된 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

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