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. 2011 Oct;24(4):701–717. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00020-11

Table 1.

Reported cutaneous manifestations in immunocompromised patients, 1996 to 2011a

Reference Age of patient (yr)/sex Underlying disease(s) Country Treatment Outcome Duration of treatment
8 48/M IgA deficiency Germany CLR, RB, E Resolved 6 mo
22 59/M Renal transplant Brazil CLR, CI Resolved 1 yr
114 52/M Renal transplant United States CI, CLR Resolved 1 yr
119 62/M Heart transplant Israel CI, CLR, R Regression within 3 wk 1 mo
72 65/F CLL United States R,CLR, CI Resolved 6 mo
72 17/F SLE, MDS United States R, CLR, G Resolved NA
28 45/F Renal transplant Venezuela CLR Resolved 6 mo
28 14 mo/F Unknown immunodeficiency, CD4+ <16% Venezuela CLR, TMS, R, I Resolved 6 mo
125 67/F RA Germany (i) CLR, CI; (ii) RB, E, CLR; (iii) CLR monotherapy after 8 wk Resolved >6 mo, NA
94 38/F Autoimmune cirrhosis United States CI, CLR Resolved 6 mo
94 47/F Myasthenia gravis, corticosteroids United States D, RB, AZI Improvement 8 mo
20 37/M AIDS Spain I, R, E, AK, CLR, CI, Min Resolved 5 mo
21 16/M Renal transplant United States E, R, CLR, CI, AK Partial resolution 14mo
149 59/M Polymyalgia rheumatica Germany I, E, R Died
53 27/F AIDS United States RB, CLR, CI Improvement 1 mo
138 59/F SLE Singapore (i) CLR, CI, R, I, E; (ii) RB, CLR Resolved; recurrence and resolution after 2nd course 13 mo
138 64/F Cutaneous vasculitis Singapore CLR, CI Resolution 18 mo
138 42/F Sjogren's syndrome, Crohn's disease Singapore CLR, D NA 18 mo
98 51/M AIDS Italy RB, E, CLR; later RB, AZI, L Resolution 5 mo
85 44/M Renal transplant Taiwan CI, R, CLR Resolution 1 yr
49 59/M Diabetes United States CI, RB, CLR Resolution NA
139 25/F SLE Singapore CLR, E, I, R Resolution 6 mo
108 30/F AIDS Germany Only antiretroviral therapy Resolution 14 mo
38 51/M AIDS Japan CLR, E Resolution 8 mo
126 29/F AIDS United States R, CI, CLR, D Died 11 mo
47 62/M AIDS Switzerland AZI, RB Resolution 6 mo
51 51/M AIDS United States CLR, TMS, CI Resolution NA
97 56/M Lung transplant Australia I, CLR, P, D, CI Resolution 42 mo
97 49/F Lung transplant Australia CLR, E, R Resolution 17 mo
97 53/F Lung transplant Australia CLR, R, CI, D Resolution 31 mo
97 39/M Lung transplant Australia CLR, R, CI, D Resolution 18 mo
80 30/F AIDS The Netherlands (i) D, CI, R, CLR; (ii) Min, RB, E; (iii) I, CI, CY Resolution 6 mo
6 35/M AIDS Germany R, E, I, CLR Resolution 7 wk, relapse and retreatment with same regimen
a

I, isoniazid; R, rifampin; RB, rifabutin; E, ethambutol; CY, cycloserine; CI, ciprofloxacin; AK, amikacin; AZI, azithromycin; CLR, clarithromycin; TMS, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; P, pyrazinamide; D, doxycycline; Min, minocycline; G, gatifloxacin; L, levofloxacin; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; NA, data not available; M, male; F, female.