Ofuji papuloerythroderma in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Dermatology. 1996;192(2):164-6. doi: 10.1159/000246349.

Abstract

Ofuji papuloerythroderma (OPE) is a distinctive clinical entity of unknown etiology which occasionally may be associated with B-cell and T-cell lymphomas and visceral malignancy. We describe a case of OPE in a male with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first report of OPE in a patient infected by the human immunodeficiency virus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / complications*
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / drug therapy
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • PUVA Therapy
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Prednisone