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48-year<br />

year-old<br />

HIV-infected<br />

man comes in for routine<br />

care and evaluation of skin lesions on his face. His<br />

most recent labs showed a CD4 count of 38<br />

cells/mm3 and HIV RNA of 87,000 copies/ml. He is<br />

an active intravenous heroin user and has not been<br />

able to stay on antiretroviral therapy. . The patient<br />

describes a 2-32<br />

month history of persistent<br />

papules on his face that<br />

have gradually increased<br />

in number and size.

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