Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5645936 | Dermatologica Sinica | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an excessive immune reaction to a pre-existing infection following the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Molluscum contagiosum-associated IRIS is rare. We report a new case and review the five other reported cases. Our patient, a 40-year-old Taiwanese male with HIV infection, presented with inflamed papules and pustules over the neck and arms occurring 1Â month into HAART with recovering of CD4 cell counts. Histopathology showed molluscum contagiosum with a dense diffuse mixed inflammatory infiltrate with abundant eosinophils. The skin lesions resolved spontaneously within 3Â months under continuous HAART.
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Authors
Hsing-San Yang, Chia-Wen Li, Fu-Nien Hsieh, Cheng-Han Liu, Julia Yu-Yun Lee, Chao-Chun Yang,