Prurigo nodularis in an HIV positive man.

Abstract

manifestations of HIV-1 infection among women working as prostitutes in Nairobi.

Prurigo nodularis in HIV‐infected individuals

“…8 , 9 A case report in 1995 described an Asian man who presented with a history of pruritus, followed by the development of prurigo nodularis, and was subsequently found to be HIV seropositive. 10 , 11…”

Pruritic papular eruption and eosinophilic folliculitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: A histopathological and immunohistochemical comparative study

“…These lesions are distributed more commonly on the head, neck, upper limbs, and upper trunk. [2][3][4][5][6] The laboratory findings also included high levels of blood IgE and eosinophilia. 13,22 The present study did not demonstrate any epidemiological or clinical difference between the HIV-PPE and HIV-EF groups except for the bodily distribution of cutaneous lesions, although the sites of the lesions were the clinical criteria for diagnosis.…”

“…HIV-PPE manifests as papules with variable clinical characteristics and localization, pruritic symptoms, and chronic evolution. [2][3][4][5][6] Eosinophilic folliculitis (HIV-EF) manifests histological similarities to Ofuji disease, which has been described in immunocompetent patients. 7 Previous publications have demonstrated the difficulty in distinguishing the precise differential diagnosis parameters of HIV-PPE and HIV-EF.…”

Skin Diseases Associated with HIV Infection

“…In addition, in HIV -infected patients there are other pruritic dermatoses that may result in the development of PN, such as eosinophilic folliculitis and scabies. Systemic causes of generalised pruritus, such as neoplasms -especially lymphoma, anaemia, hepatic dysfunction and renal disease, reported in immunocompetent patients also may be the causes of PN in HIV infection [91].…”