Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Caused by Intravenous Line in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ryu,  Seung Min; Yoon,  Doo Hyung; Chung,  Kyu Jin; Choi,  Joon Hyuk; Park,  Sam Guk

doi:2017.22.3.208

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 22(3); 2017 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2017;22(3):208-213.
Published online September 30, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2017.22.3.208

Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Caused by Intravenous Line in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seung Min Ryu, Doo Hyung Yoon, Kyu Jin Chung, Joon Hyuk Choi, Sam Guk Park

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. radiorth@ynu.ac.kr
²Department of Plastic Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.

Received: 4 July 2017 • Revised: 15 August 2017 • Accepted: 16 August 2017

Abstract

Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococ cus neoformans which is frequently occurred in the immunosuppressed host. The treatment of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is mainly fluconazole, and the prognosis is relatively good. We report a case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to intravenous line on the left forearm after lumbar stenosis surgery in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who finally underwent second, fourth, and fifth ray amputation.