CUTANEOUS INVOLVEMENT WITH CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS IN AIDS

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作者
DURDEN, FM [1 ]
ELEWSKI, B [1 ]
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[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV, HOSP CLEVELAND,SCH MED,CTR MED MYCOL, DEPT DERMATOL, CLEVELAND, OH 44106 USA
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10.1016/S0190-9622(94)70094-X
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
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Patients infected with HIV are susceptible to many opportunistic fungal infections. Cryptococcus neoformans infection is particularly common in patients with AIDS. We describe a patient with disseminated cryptococcosis resembling molluscum contagiosum and review the typical cutaneous manifestations of disseminated cryptococcosis. A synopsis of case reports in the English literature is also presented.
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