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Shingles: a harbinger of chronic HIV infection
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, v 11(6), pp 871-873
02 Nov 2021
PMID: 34804410
Abstract
Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to reduce the risk of community transmission and morbidity and mortality of individuals infected with HIV. A 49-year-old woman presented with a painful, vesicular rash on the left side of her neck after being treated with valacyclovir for a separate perianal rash. She admitted recent weight loss and diffuse lymphadenopathy. She reported one family member with HIV but denied intravenous drug use or recently new sexual partners. Serum HIV-1 antibody screen was positive. Herpes zoster reactivation is associated with waning immunity in chronic HIV and should prompt testing. Delays in treatment impacts short-term and long-term prognosis for patients infected with HIV.
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- Title
- Shingles: a harbinger of chronic HIV infection
- Creators
- S. Zachariah - Reading HospitalA. Sullivan - Reading HospitalA. Donato - Reading Hospital
- Publication Details
- Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, v 11(6), pp 871-873
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medicine (Graduate); General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000718623000029
- Other Identifier
- 991022161835104721