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What Is Your Diagnosis? Inflamed Molluscum Contagiosum as a Manifestation of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

A 43-year-old man with AIDS, a CD4+ lymphocyte count of 4 cells/mm3, and a medical history of multiple opportunistic infections presented with numerous disseminated skin lesions that became tender and inflamed 3 months after initiating antiretroviral therapy. The patient denied mucosal lesions.


 

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