INCREASED ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANETODERMA IN HIV‐1 DISEASE

Abstract

There appears to be a correlation between increased ACA and the development of cutaneous lesions of anetoderma in HIV-1 disease. Patterns of immune dysregulation, including APL, may predispose to the development of lesions of anetoderma in HIV-1-positive patients. Although some of the lesions appear to represent primary anetoderma, the majority of our patients develop lesions in areas secondary to well characterized eruptions.