- Case-Based Modules
- Initial Evaluation
- Dermatologic Manifestations
- Oral Manifestations
- OIs: Prophylaxis
- OIs: Treatment
- Antiretroviral Rx
- Antiretroviral Rx: Resistance
- Antiretroviral Rx: Adverse Effects
- Drug-Drug Interactions
- Postexposure Prophylaxis
- Perinatal Transmission
- Special Populations
- Prevention for Positives
- Challenging Unknowns
- Resource-Limited Settings
- Interactive Tutorials
- Routine HIV Screening
- Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV Test
- HIV Integration
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Dermatologic Manifestations
Question | Discussion | References | CME Credit
Case 5: Molluscum Contagiosum
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Although molluscum contagiosum can result in disfiguring skin lesions in HIV-infected persons with advanced immune suppression, these individuals do not develop systemic complications from molluscum. |
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This answer is correct. Greater number, larger size, more rapid growth, and atypical locations characterize molluscum lesions in HIV-infected persons who have advanced immune suppression. Systemic complications, however, do not develop, even among HIV-infected persons with severe immune suppression.
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