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Case Reports
. 2022 Nov 25:32:23-25.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.11.021. eCollection 2023 Feb.

A rare case of pruritic papular eruption of human immunodeficiency virus in a patient without a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Annika Belzer  1 , Vignesh Ramachandran  2 , Shane A Meehan  2   3 , Miriam K Pomeranz  2 , Marina Matatova  2
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Case Reports

A rare case of pruritic papular eruption of human immunodeficiency virus in a patient without a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Annika Belzer et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CD4+ cell count; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; PPE, pruritic papular eruption; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human immunodeficiency virus; pruritic papular eruption of HIV.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Dermatologic examination demonstrated hundreds of hyperpigmented macules and papules with central hypopigmentation on the chest (A), abdomen, upper back, upper extremities, and lower extremities (B).
Fig 2
Fig 2
Histopathology demonstrated a superficial and deep perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes with scattered eosinophils. (A and B, original magnifications: A, 40×; B, 200×).
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