PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 16 Fungal Infections
202 Cryptococcosis
 | Figure 202-1 Cryptococcal antigen in human brain tissue, as revealed by immunohistochemical staining. Brown areas show polysaccharide deposits in the midbrain of a patient who died of cryptococcal meningitis. (Reprinted with permission from SC Lee et al: Hum Pathol 27:839, 1996.) |
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 | Figure 202-2 Disseminated fungal infection. A liver transplant recipient developed six cutaneous lesions similar to the one shown. Biopsy and serum antigen testing demonstrated Cryptococcus. Important features of the lesion include a benign-appearing fleshy papule with central umbilication... |
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