Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting as pseudofolliculitis in an AIDS patient.
We report the case of a 42-year-old man with AIDS and an unusual presentation of disseminated cutaneous cryptococcosis. The eruption was characterized by excoriated papules of the upper body and was initially diagnosed as folliculitis. A pseudofollicular eruption is a rare presentation for disseminated cryptococcosis.
Coker
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Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Morris
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McCall
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male