Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Masquerading Molluscum Contagiosum In A Patient With HIV Disease

• Main Authors: Thappa Devinder Mohan (Author), Karthikeyan Kaliaperumal (Author), Kaviarasan P.K (Author), Sethuraman Gomathy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptococcosis, though quite rare, occurs throughout the world. Even more rare is to have cutaneous cryptococcosis. We describe in this case report, a case of cutaneous cryptococcosis in a HIV seropositive individual who had skin lesions over the face and trunk resembling molluscum contagiosum. The...