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bingousmle - 07-28-10 10:51
A 36-year-old man with HIV/AIDS (CD4+ lymphocytecount = 112/μL) develops a scaly, waxy, yellowish, patchy, crusty, pruritic rash on and around his nose. The rest of his skin examination is normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Molluscum contagiosum
B. Psoriasis
C. Reactivation herpes zoster
D. Seborrheic dermatitis
E not easy to comment
bingousmle - 07-28-10 10:51
A 36-year-old man with HIV/AIDS (CD4+ lymphocytecount = 112/μL) develops a scaly, waxy, yellowish, patchy, crusty, pruritic rash on and around his nose. The rest of his skin examination is normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Molluscum contagiosum
B. Psoriasis
C. Reactivation herpes zoster
D. Seborrheic dermatitis
E not easy to comment
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Re: int med babbu5508 - 07-28-10 12:38 My answer is: d.
up to 85% of HIV-infected people experience seborrheic dermatitis at some time after they acquire the infection.
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Re: int med
bingousmle - 07-28-10 13:30 My answer is: d.
the scaly, waxy, yellowish, patchy, crusty, pruritic rash on and around the nose is a characteristic description of seborrheic dermatitis
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Re: int med babbu5508 - 08-30-10 23:59 Seborrheic dermatitis is one of the most common skin manifestations of HIV disease. It occurs in <5% of the general HIV-uninfected population, but in 34-83% of hiv patients
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