Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: Cutaneous clues to disseminated cryptococcosis in a human immunodeficiency virus patient coinfected with tuberculosis on antiretroviral therapy.
A 21-year-old female patient, diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2020 on highly active antiretroviral therapy and antitubercular therapy for 2 months for pulmonary tuberculosis, presented with multiple skin-colored umbilicated papules all over the face and body, accompanied by seve...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 219 - 223 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Jul-Dec2025
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