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Cutaneous Pneumocystis carinii and Cryptococcus neoformans in AIDS
Author(s) -
SANDLER B.,
POTTER T. S.,
HASHIMOTO K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-753.x
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , cryptococcus neoformans , cryptococcosis , aids related opportunistic infections , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , cryptococcus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sida , immunology , biology , viral disease , pneumocystis jirovecii
Summary A patient with AIDS was found to have skin lesions which contained the organisms Pneumocystis carinii and Cryptococcus neoformans . Both organisms were identified using haematoxylin and eosin. Gomori methenamine silver. Giemsa and mucicarmine stains. Electron microscopy was performed and confirmed their presence. The clinical presentation, histopathology, differential diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous P. carinii and C. neoformans in AIDS is presented.