Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis.

A 53-year-old man, a pigeon fancier, with long-standing asthma, treated for years with systemic corticosteroids, developed a fast-growing mass on his right wrist. The diagnosis of cryptococcosis was established by histology and culture of tissue which yielded Cryptococcus neoformans. Oral treatment with ketoconazole for 3 months resulted in a complete cure with residual hyperpigmentation and minute scars. During a 10-month follow-up, the patient was free of recurrences.