RETICULAR ERYTHEMATOUS MUCINOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM). During her workup infection with the human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) was detected. She developed a cerebral toxoplasmosi s, salmonella sp. bacteremia and oral ulcerations with the presence of type I herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus. The relation of REM with the deposition of mucin in AIDS patients' bone marrow and HIV inf ection is discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first report where REM is associated with HIV disease.