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Case Report

Mediastinal Small Cell Carcinoma with Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: A Rare Case Report

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Pages 3693-3697 | Published online: 09 Sep 2021

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Figure 1 Physical examination of the female patient diagnosed as mediastinal small cell carcinoma complicated with primary cutaneous cryptococcosis. Multiple painful skin lesions with erythema and swelling on both thighs (A and B). Abscesses on both thighs (C and D).

Figure 1 Physical examination of the female patient diagnosed as mediastinal small cell carcinoma complicated with primary cutaneous cryptococcosis. Multiple painful skin lesions with erythema and swelling on both thighs (A and B). Abscesses on both thighs (C and D).

Figure 2 Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen. Multiple metastases of the tumor were observed in the lung (A), liver, vertebral body (B), retroperitoneum (C), and caput femoris (D).

Figure 2 Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen. Multiple metastases of the tumor were observed in the lung (A), liver, vertebral body (B), retroperitoneum (C), and caput femoris (D).

Figure 3 Treatment with cutting the abscesses and lavaging the abscess cavities with fluconazole saline solution (A). A large amount of pus from the abscesses (B). Inflammation within the skin lesions was obviously improved after a week of treatment (C and D).

Figure 3 Treatment with cutting the abscesses and lavaging the abscess cavities with fluconazole saline solution (A). A large amount of pus from the abscesses (B). Inflammation within the skin lesions was obviously improved after a week of treatment (C and D).