Cutaneous <i>Pneumocystis carinii</i> Infection Mimicking Kaposi Sarcoma

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Brief Reports1 July 1992Cutaneous Pneumocystis carinii Infection Mimicking Kaposi SarcomaMargaret A. Litwin, MD, Carmen Myrie Williams, MDMargaret A. Litwin, MD, Carmen Myrie Williams, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-1-48 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPneumocystis cariniipneumonia is often the first infectious manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); almost two thirds of patients initially present with it. Extrapulmonary infection withP. carinii, however, is rare and, until recently, was found almost exclusively in association with overwhelming Pneumocystis pneumonia and extensive systemic debilitation. We present a case of cutaneous pneumocystosis in the absence of co-existing lung infection in a patient with AIDS. In four of five previous reports of patients with cutaneous pneumocystosis, the involvement was limited to otic polyps (1-4). Most recently, Hennessey and colleagues (5) reported cutaneous pneumocystosis in a non-otic location...References1. CoulmanGreeneArchibald CIR. Cutaneous pneumocystosis. Ann Intern Med. 1987;106:396-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SchinellaBredaHammerschlag RSP. Otic infection due to Pneumocystis carinii in an apparently healthy man with antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus. Ann Intern Med. 1987; 106:399-400. LinkGoogle Scholar3. BredaHammerschlagGigliottiSchinella SPFR. Pneumocystis carinii in the temporal bone as a primary manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1988;97:427-31. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GhermanWardBassis CRM. Pneumocystis carinii otitis media and mastoiditis as the initial manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1988;85:250-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HennesseyParroCockrell NEC. Cutaneous Pneumocystis carinii in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Dermatol. 1991;127:1699-701. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. KwokO'DonnellWood SJI. Retinal cotton-wool spots in a patient with Pneumocystis carinii infection. N Engl J Med. 1982;307:184-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. TelzakCoteGoldCampbellArmstrong ERJSD. Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii infections. Rev Infect Dis. 1990; 12:380-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. DaveyMargolisKleinerDeytonTravis RDDLW. Digital necrosis and disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection after aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxis. Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:681-2. LinkGoogle Scholar9. RaviglioneMariuzSugarMullen MPJM. Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis infection [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:339-40. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC. For current author addresses, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMixed Pneumocystis and Cryptococcus Cutaneous Infection Histologically Mimicking XanthomaProtozoaInfectious diseases of the skinHIV and the SkinPneumocystis cariniiSkin Diseases Associated with HIV InfectionThe immune compromised host in the twenty-first century: Management of mucocutaneous infectionsUPDATE ON THE CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTIONUPDATE ON CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTIONDIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN HIV-INFECTED HOSTSSkin Involvement With Pneumocystis Despite Dapsone Prophylaxis: A Rare Cause of Skin Nodules in a Patient With AIDSHuman immunodeficiency virus in women: Mucocutaneous manifestationsCLINICAL PRESENTATION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF AIDS-RELATED KAPOSI'S SARCOMACutaneous Pneumocystis carinii and Cryptococcus neoformans in AIDSPNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION IN THE HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PATIENT 1 July 1992Volume 117, Issue 1Page: 48-49KeywordsAIDSDermatologyKaposi sarcomaLungsPneumocystisPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPneumonia Issue Published: 1 July 1992 PDF downloadLoading ...