Coexistent Kaposi sarcoma, cryptococcosis, and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare in a solitary cutaneous nodule in a patient with AIDS: Report of a case and literature review
We present a report of a 63-year-old man with AIDS who was diagnosed with coexistent Kaposi sarcoma (KS), Cryptococcus neoformans, and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare in a single, solitary lesion. A literature review identified 11 cases of patients with AIDS and cutaneous lesions with co-existent KS and other infectious organisms. To our knowledge, this is the first report of coexistent KS, C neoformans, and M avium intracellulare in the same cutaneous lesion in a patient with AIDS.
aUniversity of Iowa Roy and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
bDepartment of Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
cDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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