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marker of life threatening disseminated disease in
HIV/AIDS. Hence, it is emphasized that an early
diagnosis is necessary to start specific antifungal
therapy because disseminated cryptococcosis without
treatment has a grave prognosis. As clinical manifestations
of cutaneous cryptococcosis are protean and may
mimic other cutaneous diseases, it is therefore, highly
imperative to employ mycological techniques to
confirm an unequivocal diagnosis of disease.
Acknowledgements
We thank the patient for his cooperation, and also the staff of
Welfare Hospital and Research Center, Bharauch, Gujarat,
India for their technical assistance.
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