Reactive perforating collagenosis in a setting of double disaster: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and end-stage renal disease.
We report reactive perforating collagenosis in an intravenous heroin abuser with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and end-stage renal disease. The literature on perforating disorders in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the pathogenesis of reactive perforating collagenosis in this setting is reviewed.
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Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male