Nodular erythema elevatum diutinum mimicking Kaposi′s sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient

• Main Authors: G Raghurama Rao, Rajiv Joshi, A Krishna Phaneendra Prasad, A Amareswar, S Sandhya, M Sridevi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: Erythema elevatum diutinum; human immunodeficiency virus; Kaposi′s sarcoma
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=592;epage=594;aulast=Rao

Erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) has been emerging as a specific Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) associated dermatosis in recent times. It is an extremely rare chronic disease of unknown origin and part of the spectrum of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. We describe a case of EED simulating Kaposi′s sarcoma in a 52-year-old HIV infected female patient with no previous opportunistic infections and CD4+ count of 164/mm 3 . Therapy with oral dapsone (100 mg/day) for two weeks resulted in resolution of some lesions.