Necrosis cutánea extensa secundaria a síndrome antifosfolípido en un paciente con infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana: reporte de caso

Although a high percentage of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus have antiphospholipid antibodies, clinical expression as antiphospholipid syndrome is rare. Extensive skin necrosis is one of the main features of antiphospholipid syndrome associated with this infection. The basis of the treatment is anticoagulation, with rituximab and plasmapheresis has being used inrefractory cases. A case is presented on a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection, who, in the context of antiphospholipid syndrome, presented with extensive skin necrosis refractory to multiple therapies.