Skin coinfection by <i>Mycobacterium avium intracellulare</i> and varicella-zoster virus in HIV

An increased susceptibility to infections by a wide spectrum of opportunistic pathogens is a common characteristic in advanced stages of HIV/AIDS. However, despite the presence of multiple simultaneous skin infections being expected, reports in the literature are scarce. We report a case with disseminated skin lesions as the initial presentation of HIV/AIDS and whose histological study was compatible with skin infection by varicella-zoster virus and disseminated Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection with skin involvement. No previous reports of this association were found.