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Acute HTLV III infection associated with exanthema, diagnosed by seroconversion
Author(s) -
WANTZIN GUNHILD R.LANGE,
LINDHARDT B.ØRSKOV,
WEISMANN KAARE,
ULRICH KAY
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.tb05771.x
Subject(s) - seroconversion , malaise , medicine , immunology , virology , antibody , dermatology
SUMMARY We report three homosexual men who developed malaise, fever and a roseola‐like exanthema which disappeared over 2 weeks. During 3 months follow‐up, all three patients felt well and had no symptoms. HTLV III seroconversion was detected several weeks after the acute HTLV III infection. In two of the three cases the Western blot technique was able to detect HTLV III antibodies before they were detectable by the ELISA technique.