HIV Management Guidelines

HIV Management Guidelines

HIV-infectious Disease & Cancer

Management > HIV-infectious Disease & Cancer > Dermatological Conditions > Cryptococcosis > Clinical presentation

Clinical presentation

Approximately   10-20%   of   patients   with   HIV   infection   and cryptococcal infection have cutaneous lesions, which is a marker of disseminated infection. (95) These   lesions   can   have varying   morphologies   including: erythematous papules, nodules, pustules, ulcers, herpetiform vesicles, indurated plaques or subcutaneous swelling.  

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