Cryptococcus, Fungal Infection, Deep, Immunodeficiency, Acquired - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

cryptococcus fungal infection, deep immunodeficiency, acquired

Body Site

arm

Age

38 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 38-year-old woman with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a low CD4 count developed increasing numbers of molluscum-like papules on her face with dissemination to her trunk and extremities several months earlier. Cerebrospinal fluid cultures grew Cryptococcus neoformans.

Description

symmetric widely disseminated 1-4 mm umbilicated dome shaped papules with a central hemorrhagic crust

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7/21/2003 22:16:53

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