Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis in an HIV-Positive 63-Year-Old Male

A 63-year-old male with a medical history including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, asthma, and recently diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, CD4 380 cells/mm3, viral load 681) was admitted with fever, cough, and altered mental status. The patient's initial clinical presentation and immunocompromised status prompted the consideration of various infectious and malignant etiologies. He was ultimately admitted and diagnosed with sepsis secondary to a superimposed bacterial pneumonia.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Images in Dermatology Source Type: research