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Cryptococcus neoformans infection: cutaneous

image of  Cryptococcus neoformans
                    infection: cutaneous

Credits

Pediatric AIDS Pictoral Atlas, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

Description

A 9-year-old girl with HIV with cutaneous Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Skin lesions can be single or multiple and may appear as small papules, pustules, nodules, or ulcers with a base of granulation tissue.