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Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Pseudofolliculitis in an AIDS Patient

Cutis. 2000 September;66(3):207-210
By
Coker LR
Swain R
Morris R
McCall CO

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.
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