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Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease: Multimedia

Author: Emel Erdal, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Mesa Hospital, Turkey
Coauthor(s): Anna Zalewska, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland; Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
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Updated: Aug 12, 2009

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Dull red, violaceous, maculopapular lesions on th...
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Media file 1: Dull red, violaceous, maculopapular lesions on the upper part of the trunk in a 49-year-old man with primary HIV-1 infection.
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Dull red, violaceous, maculopapular lesions on the upper part of the trunk in a 49-year-old man with primary HIV-1 infection.

Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma.
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Media file 2: Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma.
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Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma.

Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma.

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Media file 3: Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma (same patient as in Media File 2).
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Man who has HIV infection and Kaposi sarcoma (same patient as in Media File 2).

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Media file 4: Young man with HIV disease and molluscum contagiosum on the lateral part of the eyebrow.
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Young man with HIV disease and molluscum contagiosum on the lateral part of the eyebrow.

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Media file 5: Molluscum contagiosum on the penile shaft in a patient with HIV disease.
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Molluscum contagiosum on the penile shaft in a patient with HIV disease.

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Media file 6: Old herpes zoster and Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with HIV disease.
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Old herpes zoster and Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with HIV disease.

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Kaposi sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, KS, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, HIV-associated malignancy, viral infection, herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster virus, HSV, HZV, Epstein-Barr virus, EBV, cytomegalovirus, CMV, warts, molluscum contagiosum, MC, fungal infections, candidiasis, dermatophytosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, North American blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, bacterial infections, impetigo, folliculitis, bacillary angiomatosis, mycobacterial infections, syphilis, scabies, papulosquamous dermatoses, seborrheic dermatitis, drug eruptions, hair and nail disorders, cutaneous vasculitis, autoimmunity, atopic disease, urticaria, aphthous stomatitis, pruritic papular eruption, PPE, eosinophilic folliculitis, EF

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Emel Erdal, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Mesa Hospital, Turkey
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Anna Zalewska, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Sigma Xi
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Ronald A Greenfield, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Ronald A Greenfield, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Society for Microbiology, Central Society for Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Medical Mycology Society of the Americas, Phi Beta Kappa, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, and Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology
Disclosure: Pfizer Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Gilead Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Ortho McNeil Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Wyeth Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Abbott Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Astellas Honoraria Speaking and teaching; Cubist  Speaking and teaching

Pharmacy Editor

David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Julia R Nunley, MD, Professor, Program Director, Dermatology Residency, Department of Dermatology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Julia R Nunley, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, Medical Dermatology Society, Medical Society of Virginia, National Kidney Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa, and Women's Dermatologic Society
Disclosure: Johnson and Johnson stock holder dividends; Amgen stock holder dividends; Forest Lab, Inc stock holder dividends; Galaxo Smith Klein stock holder dividends; Covidien stock holder dividends; Novartis Grant/research funds Consulting; Biolex  sub-investigator

CME Editor

Glen H Crawford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital
Glen H Crawford, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society of USAF Flight Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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