ABSTRACT
We report a case of lobomycosis in the left leg of a patient that had traveled to the endemic Brazilian Amazon region. After surgical resection of the lesion, there was relapse with local dissemination of the disease and the treatment was successfully performed by oral itraconazole and cryosurgery.
Subject(s)
Dermatomycoses/drug therapy , Dermatomycoses/surgery , Leg Dermatoses/drug therapy , Leg Dermatoses/surgery , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Brazil , Cryosurgery , Dermatomycoses/diagnosis , Humans , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Leg Dermatoses/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged , Skin/pathologyABSTRACT
A case of cutaneous protothecosis was reported in a 78-year-old man that was in treatment for pemphigus foliaceus and phaeohyphomycosis. He presented erythematous lesions which were infiltrated into his right leg. The diagnosis was made histopathologically and confirmed by culture, and the patient was successfully treated with itraconazole.
Subject(s)
Prototheca , Skin Diseases, Infectious/diagnosis , Aged , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Male , Pemphigus/drug therapy , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Skin Diseases, Infectious/drug therapy , Skin Diseases, Infectious/pathologyABSTRACT
Descreve-se um caso de prototecose cutânea em paciente de 78 anos, submetido a tratamento para pênfigo foliáceo e feohifomicose. Ele apresentava lesões eritematosas infiltradas na perna direita e o diagnóstico foi feito através de estudo histológico e através de cultura da pele lesada. A cura foi obtida com o uso oral de itraconazol.
A case of cutaneous protothecosis was reported in a 78-year-old man that was in treatment for pemphigus foliaceus and phaeohyphomycosis. He presented erythematous lesions which were infiltrated into his right leg. The diagnosis was made histopathologically and confirmed by culture, and the patient was successfully treated with itraconazole.
