Potassium iodide: A forgotten remedy for cutaneous cryptococcosis

Dermatol Ther. 2018 Jan;31(1). doi: 10.1111/dth.12573. Epub 2017 Nov 10.

Authors

Rajsmita Bhattacharjee¹, Keshavamurthy Vinay¹, Debajyoti Chatterjee², Tarun Narang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
² Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.

PMID: 29124847
DOI: 10.1111/dth.12573

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
Biopsy
Cryptococcosis / diagnosis
Cryptococcosis / drug therapy*
Cryptococcosis / microbiology
Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects*
Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
Cryptococcus neoformans / pathogenicity
Dermatomycoses / diagnosis
Dermatomycoses / drug therapy*
Dermatomycoses / microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Potassium Iodide / administration & dosage*
Skin / drug effects*
Skin / microbiology
Skin / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Potassium Iodide