| Literature DB >> 12582406 |
Scott Sanders1, Damian Di Costanzo, James Leach, Howard Levy, Krishna Srinivasan, Sherif R Zaki, James A Comer, Christopher D Paddock.
Abstract
We describe the first case of rickettsialpox in a patient infected with HIV. Immunohistochemical staining of biopsied lesions showed a relatively large number of rickettsiae within the papulovesicular rash. Rickettsialpox is easily treated and may resemble more serious cutaneous eruptions in patients infected with HIV. This diagnosis should be considered in immunocompromised city-dwellers, with fever and a papulovesicular rash.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12582406 DOI： 10.1067/mjd.2003.65
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol ISSN： 0190-9622 Impact factor: 11.527