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Acute HIV infection presenting as erythema multiforme in a 45‐year‐old heterosexual man
Author(s) -
Ma Joyce H Y,
Smith Simon,
Gordon Lynette A
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja14.01198
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , citation , medical library , library science , medicine , computer science , family medicine
The incidence of EM is unclear, but it is thought to affect less than 1% of the population, with a slight predominance among young women.1 EM is characterised by targetoid lesions distributed in peripheral acral regions, and macular, papular and urticarial patterns peripherally and on the extensor surfaces, and, less frequently, diffusely on the trunk. Oral and genital lesions are generally present. Typical target lesions are most frequently seen in acral locations, especially the dorsal and palmar surfaces of the hands and the dorsal and plantar surfaces of the feet.