Pruritic Axillary Rash in a Patient With Uncontrolled HIV

Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO
Allison Meihofer, BS
Valerie Foy, DO
Regina Zambrano DiFiore, DO, MPH

American Family Physician. 2026;113(5):493-494.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

SUZANNE SIROTA ROZENBERG, DO, FAOCD, FAAD, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, New York

ALLISON MEIHOFER, BS, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

VALERIE FOY, DO, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway

REGINA ZAMBRANO DIFIORE, DO, MPH, Skin Institute of New York, Massapequa, New York

Address correspondence to Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO, at docsq16@gmail.com.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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