Granulomatous panniculitis caused by Candida albicans: a case presenting with multiple leg ulcers.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 28(2 Pt 2): 315-7, 1993 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
A 61-year-old woman had rapidly enlarging ulcers on both legs and three draining subcutaneous nodules on the left thigh. Findings of skin biopsy specimens revealed granulomatous panniculitis with a large number of blastospores and pseudohyphae. Candida albicans was cultured from the ulcers, the nodules, the mouth, the esophagus and gastric juice, feces, and urine. The ulcers healed after 5 months of therapy with itraconazole. Predisposing factors were diabetes mellitus, dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary system, hypochromic anemia, and prior treatment with a broad-spectrum antibiotic. In contrast to three other reported cases of Candida panniculitis, our patient had not undergone immunosuppressive therapy.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Candidiasis Cutánea
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Paniculitis
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Granuloma
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Úlcera de la Pierna
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Dermatol
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria