Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in an HIV-positive patient.

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare dermatological manifestation of the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which causes distinctive skin lesions in sun-exposed areas. Both inherited and acquired forms exist. Immunocompromised individuals, such as HIV patients, are at risk of acquired EV.

Morphometric analysis of small intestinal mucosa. II. Determination of lamina propria volumes; plasma cell and neutrophil populations within control and coeliac disease mucosae.

Morphometric techniques were employed to measure (i) lamina propria volumes and (ii) the absolute numbers of neutrophils and plasma cells, of A, M and G isotype, within the lamina propria of jejunal mucosa. Mucosal specimens were obtained with a Watson capsule (a) from 5 patients with untreated coeliac disease, and again at least 3 months after starting on a gluten-free diet, and (b) from 9 control individuals. Lamina propria volume of untreated coeliac mucosa (2.