Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Cryptococcus - DermAtlas

Contributor

Yves Wanna, MD

Diagnosis

Human immunodeficiency virus infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome cryptococcus

Body Site

leg total body

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 35 year old man with progressive AIDS was admitted to hospice care with a widely disseminated papular eruption and occasional crusts and vesicles several days before his death. Although no skin biospy was obtained, disseminated cryptococcus infection was suspected.

Description

disseminated symmetric papular eruption with occasional crusts and vesicles

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5/28/2002 23:45:27

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