Oral cryptococcosis: case report of salivary gland involvement in an AIDS patient.
Salivary cryptococcosis was disclosed at autopsy in an AIDS patient with disseminated C. neoformans infection. H & E staining was not suitable to demonstrate the occurrence of C. neoformans in many tissues; Alcian blue gave the best results.
Monteil
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Laboratoire de Pathobiologie Orale, Université de Nice, France.
Hofman
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Michiels
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Loubière
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000423:Alcian Blue; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology
D004396:Coloring Agents; D000423:Alcian Blue