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May 6, 2026Skin Health and Disease0 citationsOpen Access

A glistening pink papule on the shoulder of a patient with HIV: poroid hidradenoma

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MSMohammed ShanshalMAMuna Abuayyash

Key Points

  • To describe a rare case of poroid hidradenoma in an HIV-positive patient and emphasize the necessity of histological evaluation.
  • Patient is a 69-year-old man with HIV
  • Tiny pink papule on shoulder assessed with dermoscopy and histology
  • Histological evaluation confirmed poroid hidradenoma
  • The histological assessment revealed the presence of a poroid hidradenoma, a rare neoplasm
  • Underscored the significance of monitoring changing papules in immunocompromised individuals
  • Highlighted the necessity for complete excision of such lesions.

Abstract

A 69-year-old man living with HIV presented with a tiny, glistening pink papule on the shoulder with nonspecific dermoscopy, but histology revealed a poroid hidradenoma, the rarest poroid neoplasm. This image highlights the subtle clinical and dermoscopic clues to this adnexal tumour and underscores the need for histological assessment and complete excision of changing papules in patients who are immunocompromised.

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Shanshal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fada7f03f892aec9b1e52bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/skinhd/vzag058
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