Invasive infection as a presenting complaint of late-diagnosed HIV infection.

Int J STD AIDS

Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Hangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.

Published: December 2021

A 43-year-old male barber presented with 1 year history of a painful, itchy plaque on the dorsal hand. was recovered from pus of the lesion. Serologic testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody was positive, with a CD4 count of 81 cells per cubic millimeter. Invasive cutaneous infection is uncommon and can be suggestive of HIV infection or other conditions of immunocompromise.

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