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- Title
Etiology of pruritic papular eruption with HIV infection in Uganda.
- Authors
Resneck, Jack S, Jr; Van Beek, Marta; Furmanski, Lisa; Oyugi, Jessica; LeBoit, Philip E; Katabira, Elly; Kambugu, Fred; Maurer, Toby; Berger, Tim; Pletcher, Mark J; Machtinger, Edward L
- Abstract
A frequent cause of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa is a commonly occurring, intensely pruritic skin rash. The resulting scars are disfiguring and stigmatizing. Despite the substantial prevalence of pruritic papular eruption (PPE) among HIV-infected Africans, the cause has been elusive.
- Publication
JAMA, 2004, Vol 292, Issue 21, p2614
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.292.21.2614