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Cryptococcosis

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Cryptococcosis on the forehead
Cryptococcosis on the forehead
Cryptococcus, cutaneous on the hand
Cryptococcus, cutaneous on the hand
Prevention

Minimize doses of corticosteroid medications. Safer sex practices reduce the risk of acquiring HIV and the subsequent opportunistic infections associated with a weakened immune system.


Review Date: 10/09/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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