Paediatric cutaneous blastomycosis: A rare case diagnosed on FNAC

Blastomycosis, usually presenting as pneumonia, is more common in adults than in children. Moreover, cutaneous blastomycosis is quite uncommon in children. We describe a case of cutaneous blastomycosis in an 8‐year‐old boy who presented with multiple hyperkeratotic verrucous plaques where diagnosis...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 2009-02, Vol.37 (2), p.119-121
Main Authors: Shukla, Shailaja, Singh, Smita, Jain, Manjula, Kumar Singh, Sanjeet, Chander, Ram, Kawatra, Neha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Blastomyces
blastomycosis
Blastomycosis - diagnosis
Blastomycosis - drug therapy
Blastomycosis - pathology
Child
fine needle aspiration cytology
Humans
Itraconazole - administration & dosage
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
lesions
Male
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Summary:Blastomycosis, usually presenting as pneumonia, is more common in adults than in children. Moreover, cutaneous blastomycosis is quite uncommon in children. We describe a case of cutaneous blastomycosis in an 8‐year‐old boy who presented with multiple hyperkeratotic verrucous plaques where diagnosis was made on fine‐needle aspiration cytology, and the infection responded well to oral itraconazole therapy with reduction in number of spores and size of lesions. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/dc.20968