Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 53-54 (January 2017) Petechial, purpuric, and ecchymotic presentation of cutaneous Cryptococcus in mantle cell lymphoma Christie D. Kimball, BS, Allison Cruse, MD, Lauren Craig, MD, Joy King, MD, Stephen Helms, MD, Julie Wyatt, MD, Jeremy Jackson, MD, Robert Brodell, MD JAAD Case Reports Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 53-54 (January 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.12.001 Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Secondary cutaneous Cryptococcus. Patch of dusky erythema on the right abdomen with central ecchymosis containing numerous slightly raised 1- to 2-mm purpuric papules. JAAD Case Reports 2017 3, 53-54DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.12.001) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cryptococcus. Numerous round or ovoid yeast cells with thin dark walls and thick clear capsules are present in the dermis. Occasional narrow based budding is noted. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnifications: A, × 400; B, × 100.) JAAD Case Reports 2017 3, 53-54DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.12.001) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Cryptococcus. The thin walls of the yeast cells are stained black (Gomori methenamine silver stain; original magnification: × 400.) JAAD Case Reports 2017 3, 53-54DOI: (10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.12.001) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions