Three cases are reported of patients with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and cutaneous histoplasmosis. Their initial presentation was that of a generalised maculopapular rash. Two patients were bisexual males and the third was an unmarried female. The range of opportunistic infections seen in AIDS patients in Trinidad is mentioned and clinicians are alerted to the fact that in areas endemic for Histoplasma capsulatum maculopapular rash in patients with AIDS may suggest disseminated histoplasmosis. The value of skin biopsy is mentioned.
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