Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-like Skin Eruption in an HIV-positive Patient.

Trop Med Health

Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre , Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 - Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre - RS, 90035-000, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Paulo Gama , 110, Farropilhas, Porto Alegre - RS, 90040-060, Brazil.

Published: December 2014

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-like skin eruption is a rare syndrome that usually occurs in patients with immunodeficiency, predisposing them to infections with human papilloma β virus (HPV). We report here an HIV patient presenting with this syndrome.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272905PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2014-01DOI Listing

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