A 31-year-old woman with long-standing renal disease, treated with systemic steroids and azathioprine, developed progressive skin ulceration and subcutaneous nodules. A diagnosis of cryptococcosis was established after histological examination of a cutaneous lesion and confirmed by culture of the organism from the biopsy specimen. A detailed description of the histology and ultrastructure of the cutaneous lesion is presented. Treatment with parenteral amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine resulted in dramatic resolution of the skin lesions.
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