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Maculopapular lesions on the extremities of a pediatric patient with disseminated trichosporonosis.
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The patient was noted to have multiple maculopapular skin lesions (Fig. 1) involving her trunk and bilateral lower extremities that were suggestive of fungal emboli.
PAS staining at 600 times magnification from skin lesion, which revealed budding yeasts and rare hyphae adjacent to fat.
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Skin biopsies obtained on day 29 (Fig. 2, Fig. 3) revealed Trichosporon spp. and blood cultures grew T. asahii.