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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan:192:256-258.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.08.065. Epub 2017 Sep 28.

Scalp Lesions in a Pediatric Patient with Hyper IgM Syndrome: Clinical and Histologic Mimicry of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

Karen P Acker  1 , Audrey Fetch  2 , Stephanie A Schnell  3 , Jennifer Hammond  4 , Christina Herrera  5 , George Niedt  2 , Adam J Ratner  6 , Christine T Lauren  7
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Scalp Lesions in a Pediatric Patient with Hyper IgM Syndrome: Clinical and Histologic Mimicry of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

Karen P Acker et al. J Pediatr. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

We report a case of cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus neoformans in a pediatric patient with hyper IgM syndrome with scalp lesions that resembled tinea capitis on gross examination and mimicked juvenile xanthogranuloma on histologic examination. This case highlights the importance of considering cutaneous cryptococcosis in patients with hyper IgM syndrome.

Keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans; cutaneous; hyper IgM; juvenile xanthogranuloma.

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