A case of primary cutaneous histoplasmosis in a patient with diabetes and multi-infarct dementia

J Dermatol. 2002 Dec;29(12):797-802. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00226.x.

Abstract

We report a case of primary cutaneous histoplasmosis in a fifty-year-old African-American woman with diabetes and multi-infarct dementia. The patient developed fever and crusted, nodulo-ulcerative lesions of the skin after accidental superficial trauma to the forehead. The biopsy revealed suppurative granulomatous inflammation with intracellular and extracellular yeast-like cells with associated clear halo measuring 3-4 mm in size. Systemic involvement was not found. The lesions cleared after treatment with itraconazole 200 mg twice a day for 3 weeks. The medication was continued for a total period of 3 months, with no signs of recurrence after one-year of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Dementia, Multi-Infarct / complications
  • Dementia, Multi-Infarct / diagnosis*
  • Dermatomycoses / complications
  • Dermatomycoses / diagnosis*
  • Dermatomycoses / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Histoplasmosis / complications
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Histoplasmosis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Itraconazole / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Itraconazole