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Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in an HIV positive child. Report of a case

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare genodermatosis whose main feature is a genetic predisposition to persistent skin infection by different serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV). In recent years, an EV-like syndrome has been described in patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity, in...

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Main Authors: Lourdes Rodríguez (Author), Romina Contreras (Author), Beatriz Di Martino Ortiz (Author), Lourdes Bolla de Lezcano (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare genodermatosis whose main feature is a genetic predisposition to persistent skin infection by different serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV). In recent years, an EV-like syndrome has been described in patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity, including patients with HIV. We report the case of a teenage female patient with congenital infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which has similar lesions to classical EV.
Item Description:10.7241/ourd.20151.07
2081-9390

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