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. 2022 Aug:102:112-113.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.05.011. Epub 2022 May 14.

A HIV-positive subject with dermatomal and generalized vesicular skin lesions

Andrea Poloni  1 , Maria Vittoria Cossu  2 , Spinello Antinori  3
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A HIV-positive subject with dermatomal and generalized vesicular skin lesions

Andrea Poloni et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2022 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: HIV; Herpes zoster; Varicelliform eruption.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no conflicts of interests associated with this manuscript

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Fig. 1
Vesicular skin lesions involving the right lumbar dermatome (1A); numerous varicella-like lesions at various stages of evolution (1B).
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