50-year-old female with HIV/AIDS. Not on any antiretroviral | Figure 1
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50-year-old female with HIV/AIDS. Not on any antiretroviral for one year. Viral load 16,000, VD4 70. She presented with sudden onset of painful rash in right hand. No rashes anywhere else. No other symptoms. No animal exposure. No recent travel. What’s your differential diagnosis? Would you place the patient on airborne isolation?
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