Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis of the penis

Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Oct;39(10):792-3. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31825f7e28.

Abstract

Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is characterized by skin lesions confined to one body region, without evidence of simultaneous dissemination. Skin lesions frequently occur in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient affecting genital area successfully treated with oral itraconazole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology*
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Penile Diseases / drug therapy
  • Penile Diseases / pathology*
  • Penis / pathology
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Partners
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Travel
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole