Lichen myxoedematosus in a patient with AIDS.
We report a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who developed a widespread papular eruption due to deposition of mucin in the dermis. Paraproteinaemia was demonstrated. Lichen myxoedematosus type 2 was diagnosed. This is the third case of this rare disorder reported in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive subject.
Tarantini
G
G
Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
Zerboni
R
R
Muratori
S
S
Cernuschi
M
M
Carrera
C
C
Alessi
E
E
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications