Morphologic features and clinical significance of skin involvement in patients with AIDS-related cryptococcosis.
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Eight out of 30 consecutive patients with AIDS and cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (26,7%) presented cutaneous involvement, in the form of papulo-nodular lesions in 3 patients, molluscum contagiosum-like lesions in 3 patients, and pustular-ulcerative lesions in 2 patients. Skin localization represented an untoward prognostic sign, and in 3 out of 8 patients the lesions were diagnosed 2 to 6 weeks before the onset of systemic and neurologic signs and symptoms of the disease. A systematical examination of all suspected cutaneous lesions in subjects with advanced HIV disease may lead to an earlier diagnosis and treatment of disseminated cryptococcosis.Downloads
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1996-01-01
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Manfredi, R., Mazzoni, A., Nanetti, A., Mastroianni, A., Coronado, O., & Chiodo, F. (1996). Morphologic features and clinical significance of skin involvement in patients with AIDS-related cryptococcosis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 76(1), 72–74. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555767274
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