Andrés Grau-Echevarría, Carolina Labrandero-Hoyos, Rodrigo Peñuelas-Leal, Malena Finello, Daniel Blaya-Imbernón, José Ángel García-García, María Dolores Berenguer-Romero, Víctor Alegre de Miquel, Amparo Pérez-Ferriols, Pablo Martínez-Calabuig, Pablo Hernández-Bel
Anetoderma or macular atrophy is a rare skin condition of unclear pathogenesis, often associated with autoimmune diseases and skin damage from various infections. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis, and poxviruses have been implicated in the development of anetoderma. A 37-year-old male patient with HIV and recent unprotected sexual encounters presented with more than 400 skin lesions, consistent with Mpox. Symptomatic treatment for Mpox resulted in acute symptom resolution. However, 8 months later he developed papular anetoderma lesions in areas previously affected by Mpox...
March 12, 2024: Journal of Cutaneous Pathology