Dermatopathologic findings in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
We recently undertook a survey of all patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) seen at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center (UM/JMMC) and reviewed all skin biopsies received from these patients. Skin was the second most common organ biopsied; 36% of all patients (78/217) with AIDS had at least one skin biopsy. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the most frequent diagnosis, was seen in 47% of the biopsy specimens. Cutaneous infection, most commonly herpes simplex infection, was present in 19%. Atypical presentations of common dermatologic infections were also seen. Among the patients with neither KS nor infection, 16 had a vacuolar type of interface dermatitis.
Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fla.
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Kory
M J
MJ
Rico
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Gould
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Penneys
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*