Molluscum contagiosum and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical and immunological details of two cases. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1987. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Molluscum contagiosum and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: clinical and immunological details of two cases.

Br J Dermatol. 1987 Jan;116(1):131-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87128806
Katzman M; Carey JT; Elmets CA; Jacobs GH; Lederman MM

Abstract: We report here the clinical and immunological findings in two patients with molluscum contagiosum poxvirus infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). These cases support earlier evidence that the molluscum contagiosum virus may act as cases support earlier evidence that the molluscum contagiosum virus may act as an opportunistic pathogen. There is now evidence that members of all five families of double stranded DNA-containing human viruses have been associated with unusual clinical manifestations in AIDS patients, and the significance of DNA virus infections in patients with AIDS is discussed.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Adult Case Report Human Male Molluscum Contagiosum/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Opportunistic Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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