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An annular plaque due to Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in a patient with AIDS
A Friedli1, J Krischer, B Hirschel
1Department of Dermatology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|October 25, 2000
Abstract:
Infections with mycobacteria are of importance in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a human immunodeficency virus (HIV)-infected patient who presented with an annular plaque as cutaneous manifestation of Mycobacterium haemophilum. Improvement of the immunologic status is important for successful treatment. Complete resolution was only observed when the antimycobacterial therapy was combined with antiretroviral therapy.