Viroj Wiwanitkit1. 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. wviroj@pioner.netserve.chula.ac.th
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Skin disease is one health problem among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive patients. Several dermatological findings in HIV-infected patients have been investigated. In this study, the skin lesions of 120 HIV-infected patients with different CD4 count statuses in Bangkok, Thailand, are studied. METHODS: This study was performed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. All subjects had a complete physical examination to detect their dermatological disorders and carried out the necessary diagnostic procedures by consultation with the dermatologist. RESULTS: Eighty percent of all patients were observed to have one or more skin disorders. Xerosis (73.33%) and oral candidiasis (54.17%) were the most common skin disorders, followed by seborrheic dermatitis (46.67%), pruritic papular eruption (36.67%), oral hairy leucoplakia (12.50%), folliculitis (11.67%), herpes zoster (9.17%), and alopecia (6.67%). CONCLUSION: Although the pattern of cutaneous lesions was comparable with previous reports, the strikingly lower prevalence of skin tumor and drug eruption was reviewed. Patients with advanced HIV infection were found to have significantly more skin disorders than those with early stage HIV.
BACKGROUND:Skin disease is one health problem among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositivepatients. Several dermatological findings in HIV-infectedpatients have been investigated. In this study, the skin lesions of 120 HIV-infectedpatients with different CD4 count statuses in Bangkok, Thailand, are studied. METHODS: This study was performed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. All subjects had a complete physical examination to detect their dermatological disorders and carried out the necessary diagnostic procedures by consultation with the dermatologist. RESULTS: Eighty percent of all patients were observed to have one or more skin disorders. Xerosis (73.33%) and oral candidiasis (54.17%) were the most common skin disorders, followed by seborrheic dermatitis (46.67%), pruritic papular eruption (36.67%), oral hairy leucoplakia (12.50%), folliculitis (11.67%), herpes zoster (9.17%), and alopecia (6.67%). CONCLUSION: Although the pattern of cutaneous lesions was comparable with previous reports, the strikingly lower prevalence of skin tumor and drug eruption was reviewed. Patients with advanced HIV infection were found to have significantly more skin disorders than those with early stage HIV.
Authors: S L Chua; E H Amerson; K S Leslie; T H McCalmont; P E Leboit; J N Martin; D Bangsberg; T A Maurer Journal: Br J Dermatol Date: 2014-04 Impact factor: 9.302