LICHEN MYXOEDEMATOSUS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION - REPORT OF 2 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Lichen myxoedematosus (LM), or papular mucinosis, is an uncommon papul ar eruption caused by the dermal deposition of mucin. Three clinical f orms can be distinguished, namely localised, disseminated (involving m ore than one site), and generalised LM, the last is called scleromyxoe dema, and demonstrates erythema and skin sclerosis.(1) Paraproteinaemi a, often consisting of an abnormal IgG with lambda light chains, is us ually present in patients with LM.(2) Visceral involvement has also be en documented.(3) An association between LM and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been reported recently We now describe two further HIV-positive patients with LM and present a review-of-the lite rature regarding this association.