Disseminated cryptococcosis involving the head and neck.
A middle-aged patient with HIV presented with very distinctive maculopapular cutaneous lesions involving the face and lymphadenopathy confined to the neck. A diagnosis of disseminated cryptococcosis was made based on pathological analysis of lymph node and skin lesions.
The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Matthew
M
Lazzara
Arjun
A
Joshi
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed