Acute miliary tuberculosis of the skin in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
In human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons the clinical and radiographic appearance of pulmonary tuberculosis is frequently atypical, and extrapulmonary involvement is more frequent. We describe what we believe is the first case of a human immunodeficiency virus-infected person with acute miliary tuberculosis of the skin.
Rohatgi
P K
PK
Pulmonary Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20422.
Palazzolo
J V
JV
Saini
N B
NB
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis