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Marcelo Corti1, María F Villafañe, Omar Palmieri
1HIV/AIDS Division, Infectious Diseases Hospital F.J, Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. marcelocorti@fibertel.com.ar
Abstract:
Disseminated histoplasmosis is a relatively common AIDS-defining illness, occurring in almost 4% of patients living in endemic areas and it may be the first clinical expression of the HIV infection. A broad spectrum of clinical skin lesions associated with Histoplasma capsulatum infection have been described in AIDS patients, such as erythematous macules, papules, nodules, and pustules. Herpetic, acneiform, erythema multiforme-like, molluscum contagiosum-like, vasculitic, and exfoliative forms have also been reported. To our knowledge, this is the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient presented as a rupioid eruption.
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