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1: Acta Derm Venereol. 1994 May;74(3):219-20.Links

Pruritic papular eruption of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Ishii N, Nishiyama T, Sugita Y, Nakajima H, Aoki I.

Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.

We report a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with pruritic papular eruption. The patient, a hemophiliac, presented with generalized pruritic, skin-colored papules and nodules. The chronic lesions were excoriated and hyper-pigmented. The eosinophil count was elevated, but IgE was normal. The lesions and pruritus responded only to ultraviolet B phototherapy. While the mechanism is not known, ultraviolet B phototherapy may provide relief of AIDS-related pruritus.

PMID: 7915469 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]