Cryptococcus
"Cutaneous Cryptococcus Infection and AIDS - Report of 12 Cases and Review of the Literature."
Published in AIDS Weekly, June 17th, 1996
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Archives of Dermatology, "Background: Cryptococcal infections occur in 6% to 13% of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), most commonly infecting the central nervous system. Cutaneous lesions have been described morphologically as umbilicated papules, nodules, and violaceous plaques and can mimic molluscum contagiosum and Kaposi's sarcoma. Cutaneous lesions can present months prior to other signs of systemic infection. Observations: Cases of infection with cutaneous Cryptococcus and AIDS were reviewed and compared with cases reported in the literature. Among patients with...
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