CME

Continuing Medical Education

Botryomycosis Presenting as Pruritic Papules in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patient

Templet JT, Straub R, Ko C

Cutis. 2007;80:45-47.

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may present with a variety of dermatologic complaints, including reactions to medications, physiologic manifestations of their disease, numerous infectious conditions, and unusual or severe presentations of common dermatologic diseases. Botryomycosis is an uncommon infectious disorder with rare visceral involvement. The cutaneous manifestations of botryomycosis are variable and have not been well-described. We report a case of botryomycosis in an HIV-positive woman who presented with pruritic papules on her neck, trunk, and extremities.

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