RT Book, Section
A1 Weinberg, Samuel
A1 Prose, Neil S.
A1 Kristal, Leonard
SR Print(0)
ID 6988413
T1 Section 16. Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection
T2 Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 4e
YR 2008
FD 2008
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-145543-5
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6988413
RD 2024/04/24
AB This  figure  illustrates  a  form  of  infection  with  varicella  zoster  virus  that  is  unique  to  patients  with  immune  suppression  from  HIV.  The  6-year-old  child  pictured  here  developed  recurrent  vesicular  and  ulcerative  lesions  of  the  trunk  and  extremities  following  an  episode  of  chickenpox.  The  lesions  contain  numerous  multinucleated  giant  cells  and  are  culture-positive  for  varicella  zoster  virus.  This  form  of  infection  responds  to  treatment  with  intravenous  acyclovir  but  tends  to  recur  when  therapy  is  discontinued.