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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.86.1.102

A Case of Cryptococcal Myofascitis in a Patient with Iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome  

Jung, Ji-Won (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Jun, Mi-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Shin, Eun-Hye (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yang, Young-Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Cho, Hyung-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Mi-Na (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Sang-Oh (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.86, no.1, 2014 , pp. 102-105 More about this Journal
Abstract
The skin is the third most common site of cryptococcosis after infections of the central nervous system and lungs. However, cryptococcosis rarely involves deep soft tissue. Here, we report a case of cryptococcal cellulitis and myofascitis in a 72-year-old woman with iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. Despite the administration of antibiotics, the patient continued to suffer from aggravated wounds and pain. Cultures of pus and an excisional biopsy of the skin revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. She was treated successfully with intravenous fluconazole (400 mg/day) for 14 days followed by oral fluconazole (400 mg/day) for 12 months.
Keywords
Crytptococcus neoformans; Cellulitis; Myositis; Cushing's syndrome;
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