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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 4/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Poster presentation

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a HIV patient – case report

Authors: Anca Răducan, Adina Alexandru, Irina Magdalena Dumitru, Sorin Rugină

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 4/2014

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Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare genodermatosis with an autosomal recessive pattern, characterized by an unique susceptibility to chronic cutaneous infections involving specific human papilloma virus (HPV) types in the genus β. Acquired EV, with clinical features similar to those in congenital EV, occurs only in immunocompromised patients, including those with HIV, lymphoma, transplant recipients and patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. …
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Title
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a HIV patient – case report
Authors
Anca Răducan
Adina Alexandru
Irina Magdalena Dumitru
Sorin Rugină
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 4/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S4-P16

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