Picture in Tropical Medicine and Health Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-like Skin Eruption in an HIV-positive Patient

Abstract: Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis-like skin eruption is a rare syndrome that usually occurs in patients with immunodeficiency, predisposing them to infections with human papilloma β virus (HPV). We report here an HIV patient presenting with this syndrome. Key words: HIV, epidermodysplasia verruciformis-like, HPV, warts, pityriasis versicolor A 38-year-old HIV-positive man, treated with antire-troviral therapy (HAART) and presenting a good immuno-logical status, was evaluated for pruritic skin lesions. The lesions started on the buttocks three years after HIV diag-nosis and the beginning of HAART. Physical examination revealed numerous flat papules on the dorsum of the hands, back, buttocks, thighs and knees. It also showed areas of erythema, scaling and some erosions on the but-tocks. The histology of one lesion was compatible with flat wart, showing blue cells. PCR for 6, 11, 16, 18 and 33 HPVs on skin biposy were negative. The clinical and his