Pruritic eosinophilic papular eruption revealing HIV infection

Case report A 30-year-old black woman from Ethiopia had an 8-month history of pruritic follicular papular rash over the face and trunk. On examination, the forehead, cheeks, nose, shoulders and upper back showed isolated small pruritic follicular papules with a central pinpoint vesicle and occasional pustules (Fig. 1). Cultures for bacteria and fungi were negative. The rash was unaffected by a course of minocycline (100 mg daily [...]