Planto-Pedal Zona indicative of HIV infection
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Shingles is a viral dermatosis that can affect any part of the body.Most people with shingles are between 50 and 70 years old. However, its appearance in young people must seek immunosuppression to HIV. We report an atypical case of shingles revealing HIV infection in a 25-year-old patient with a painful vesicular eruption on an erythematous fundus located on the sole of her left foot. The diagnosis of shingles has been discussed with clinical evidence and comforted by cytodiagnosis and histology. This atypical localization prompted us to seek positive HIV serology
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Keita L, Fofana Y, Sissoko M, Traore B, Diaby M, Cisse L, Karabinta Y, Dicko A, Faye O. Planto-Pedal Zona indicative of HIV infection. Rev Mali Infectiol Microbiol [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];2(2). Available from: https://revues.ml/index.php/remim/article/view/1190
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