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Campylobacter is a spiral or curved, motile, microaerophilic gram-negative rod.¹ Although the most common manifestation of Campylobacter is intestinal, there are rare reports of cutaneous manifestations, including cellulitis,¹ thrombophlebitis,² erythema nodosum,³ and erythematous nodules.⁴ We report an additional case with novel features.

Report of a Case

We describe a 39-year-old man infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (CD4 count, 869 cells/mL; viral load, 9610 copies/mL) who restarted highly active antiretroviral therapy 2 days prior to presentation, with a 2-week history of asymptomatic erythematous lesions on his left lower extremity. He had recently traveled to Brazil. No abnormalities were found on review of systems, and he denied gastrointestinal symptoms. On examination, he was afebrile; his left lower extremity was erythematous, edematous, and warm. He had erythematous, annular, and serpiginous plaques without epidermal change on his left shin and calf measuring 7 cm in diameter (Figure 1). Blood cultures were drawn; a biopsy was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Priya M. Rajendran, BS; Eva Hurst, MD; Beth Ruben, MD; Toby Maurer, MD

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