Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;33(5):619-21.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02779.x. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

Cutaneous mastocytosis in human immunodeficiency virus: an unfortunate coincidence?

E J Soilleux  1 , C Grills, S M Cooper
Affiliations
Case Reports

Cutaneous mastocytosis in human immunodeficiency virus: an unfortunate coincidence?

E J Soilleux et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

We report the case of a young man who developed cutaneous mastocytosis on the trunk and limbs after an episode of severe sunburn. He was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shortly afterwards. We discuss this interesting and previously unreported temporal relationship between the development of mastocytosis and recent HIV infection, speculating on the potential pathogenetic mechanisms of association.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types