Mid-dermal elastolysis as a manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Oct;71(4):e134-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.051.

Authors

Carlo Cota¹, Alessandra Latini², Viviana Lora², Lorenzo Cerroni³

Affiliations

¹ Dermatopathology Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: carlocota@yahoo.it.
² Division of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy.
³ Dermatopathology Research Unit, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.

PMID: 25219731
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.051

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Diagnosis, Differential
Elastic Tissue / pathology*
HIV Infections / diagnosis
HIV Infections / immunology*
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / immunology*
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / pathology*
Immunocompromised Host
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Rare Diseases
Skin Diseases / diagnosis
Skin Diseases / pathology*