title: Erythroderma as the initial presentation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: A 32-year-old black homosexual man, seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus antibody, presented with erythroderma. His peripheral blood was significant for circulating Sézary-like cells bearing the CD8(+) phenotype. Eighty-eight percent of his lymphocytes were CD8(+) as well. He seroconverted 3 months after the initial presentation. We conclude that erythroderma was the presenting sign of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Janniger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gascon
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Hennessey
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D016827:CD8 Antigens