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AIDS and pruritic eruption

Liautaud et al 1989 observed intensely pruritic cutaneous eruptions in 46% of 134 Haitian patients with AIDS. No specific cause could be identified, and there was no response to treatment with oral antihistamines, systemic antibiotics, and topical hydrocortisone, lindane, or crotamiton. The authors speculate the eruptions may.

References

Liautaud, B., et al: Pruritic skin lesions. A common initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch. Dermatol. 1989; 125:629-632.