Cutaneous mucinoses and HIV infection

In the last few years cutaneous mucinoses have been reported with increased frequency in HIV patients, We report the occurrence of scleredema, reticul ar erythematous mucinosis and lichen myxoedematosus in three different HIV- infected patients, review the literature and discuss the possible relations hip between mucin deposits and HIV infection, This is the first report of s cleredema and the second of reticular erythematous mucinosis in an HN-infec ted patient. Only the association of HIV infection with lichen myxoedematos us seems to be more than coincidental.