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Early warning skin signs in AIDS and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
MUHLEMANN M.F.,
ANDERSON M.G.,
PARADINAS F.J.,
KEY P.R.,
DAWSON S.G.,
EVANS B.A.,
MURRAYLYON I.M.,
CREAM J.J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1986.tb02845.x
Subject(s) - medicine , buttocks , folliculitis , dermatology , impetigo , generalized lymphadenopathy , asymptomatic , disease , pathology , surgery
SUMMARY Distinctive patterns of skin disease other than Kaposi's sarcoma have been seen in patients with AIDS, in others with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL) and in a group at high risk of developing AIDS. We found a chronic acneiform folliculitis on the face, back, chest and buttocks, extensive cutaneous fungal infections and a striking neck and beard impetigo. These skin diseases were not present in asymptomatic male homosexual control subjects, 32% of whom were found to have antibodies to human T cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV‐III). We regard these dermatoses as early warning signs of AIDS.