Disseminated skin lesions in a patient with AIDS

dc.contributor.authorVisser, Adele
dc.contributor.authorVan de Vyver, Annemarie
dc.contributor.authorEssop, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorNel, C.E. (Carolina Elizabeth)
dc.contributor.emailadele.vis@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-30T12:06:39Z
dc.date.available2012-01-30T12:06:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPatients with advanced HIV-1 disease can present with a vast array of opportunistic infections. Not only is the spectrum of disease more diverse, but the spectrum of presentation can vary significantly from what is expected. In this case report we describe a patient with advanced HIV-1 disease presenting disseminated skin lesions and haematological abnormalities. Upon further investigation, a probable diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis was established. The patient was subsequently treated with oral itraconazole and showed marked haematological and clinical improvement within six weeks of therapy. Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection endemic to South Africa and, like most opportunistic infections, can present with a myriad of clinical features which can complicate early diagnosis. Although not as prevalent as in other parts of the world, it should always be considered as part of the differential diagnosis, especially among severely immunocompromised individuals.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajei.co.za/index.php/SAJEIen_US
dc.identifier.citationVisser, A, Van de Vyver, A, Essop, A & Nel, CE 2011, 'Disseminated skin lesions in a patient with AIDS', Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 285-287.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1015-8782
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17929
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFederation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africaen_US
dc.rights© SAJEIen_US
dc.subjectSkin lesionsen_US
dc.subjectPatient with AIDSen_US
dc.subject.lcshCutaneous manifestations of general diseasesen
dc.subject.lcshTherapeutics, Cutaneous and externalen
dc.titleDisseminated skin lesions in a patient with AIDSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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