HIV photodermatitis presenting with widespread vitiligo-like depigmentation

Rebecca C Philips; Kiran Motaparthi; Bhuvaneswari Krishnan; Sylvia Hsu

HIV photodermatitis presenting with widespread vitiligo-like depigmentation

Dermatol Online J. 2012 Jan 15;18(1):6.

Authors

Rebecca C Philips¹, Kiran Motaparthi, Bhuvaneswari Krishnan, Sylvia Hsu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 22301043

Abstract

HIV photodermatitis encompasses a variety of clinical manifestations. We report a rare clinical presentation of HIV photodermatitis with widespread vitiligo-like depigmentation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

HIV Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Photosensitivity Disorders / complications*
Pruritus / etiology
Vitiligo / complications*
Vitiligo / pathology