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POROKERATOSIS OF MIBELLI AND HIV‐INFECTION
Author(s) -
RODRÍGUEZ EDUARDO A.,
JAKUBOWICZ SILVIA,
CHINCHILLA DANTE A.,
CARRIL ALBERTO,
VIGLIOGLIA PABLO A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb03019.x
Subject(s) - porokeratosis , medicine , exacerbation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , disease , venereology , viral disease , pathology , immunology
Background. The exacerbation of porokeratosis of Mibelli associated with inmunosuppression has been well documented. Materials and Methods. We describe the clinical and histologic data of three cases of HIV‐infected patients, who developed porokeratosis following HIV‐contact. Results. The three reported patients were found to have the clinical and histologic features of porokeratosis of Mibelli. Either the exacerbation or development of the disease followed HIV infection. Conclusion. Although porokeratosis is not a disease indicative of AIDS, its flare‐up or its presence in HIV‐infected patients may serve as a marker of inmunodeficiency.