title: Diffuse hyperpigmentation associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: This article reports a case of diffuse hyperpigmentation in a 56-year-old Latino male after he was diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The possible causes of this hyperpigmentation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Brignol
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Razavi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Greeley
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones