Erythema Elevatum Diutinum in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patient.

Author: Jung Min KIM ¹ ; Shin Han SONG ; Yumi PARK ; Minseob EOM ; Hyun Soo KIM ; Eung Ho CHOI ; Hee Kyoung CHOI ; Hyo Youl KIM ; Young Keun KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. amoxj@yonsei.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Erythema elevatum diutinum; Human immunodeficiency virus; Antiretroviral therapy; Highly active; Dapsone
MeSH: Angiomatosis, Bacillary; Anti-Retroviral Agents; Dapsone; Erythema; HIV; HIV Infections; Humans; Korea; Middle Aged; Sarcoma, Kaposi; Skin Diseases; Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(4):319-322
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) is emerging as a specific HIV-associated dermatosis which can be easily misdiagnosed as Kaposi's sarcoma or bacillary angiomatosis. Until now, no case of HIV-associated EED had been reported in Korea. We report a case of EED in a 49-year-old man with HIV infection. The patient was diagnosed with HIV-infection and treated with a combination of anti-retroviral agents and dapsone. Two years after the start of treatment the lesion had regressed.