title: Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as herpetiform lesions in a homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: A 31-year-old homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had cutaneous herpetiform lesions that showed numerous encapsulated organisms on Tzanck preparation. Subsequent cultures of cerebrospinal fluid and skin biopsy specimens substantiated a diagnosis of disseminated cryptococcosis. Cutaneous cryptococcosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for skin lesions in the population with AIDS.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications