2013
Initial diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in a 56-year-old man with non-healing forearm lesion
Zapata HJ, Villanueva M, Shenoi S. Initial diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in a 56-year-old man with non-healing forearm lesion. BMJ Case Reports 2013, 2013: bcr2013201184. PMID: 24248316, PMCID: PMC3841407, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201184.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsForearm lesionPatient underwent incisionHIV viral loadMonths of treatmentSignificant medical problemHIV/AIDSEmpiric antibioticsAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countUnderwent incisionInitial diagnosisViral loadStarry stainImmunohistochemistry testingCopies/Bacillary angiomatosisHispanic menMedical problemsLesionsBartonella quintanaCells/PatientsMenHIVAngiomatosis
2008
Scleroderma-Like Illness as a Presenting Feature of Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis
Reyes CM, Rudinskaya A, Kloss R, Girardi M, Lazova R. Scleroderma-Like Illness as a Presenting Feature of Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2008, 14: 161-165. PMID: 18525436, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0b013e3181775a15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple myelomaLow-dose prednisoneOnly laboratory abnormalityRepeat skin biopsyPositive antinuclear antibodyMultiple lytic lesionsConnective tissue diseaseBence Jones proteinuriaBone marrow biopsyAntinuclear antibody testCarpal tunnel surgeryEcchymotic rashForearm lesionGeneralized arthralgiasPeriungual erythemaJoint symptomsLeukocytoclastic vasculitisMalar rashPresenting featuresSymmetric polyarthritisAntinuclear antibodiesLaboratory abnormalitiesRheumatologic evaluationHand painLytic lesions
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