Adnexal findings in AIDS.

We reviewed the adnexal and orbital findings in a large population with HIV infection followed in one medical center. Around 6% of the series had positive periocular findings. In 1% of the series, the periocular findings were the first manifestation of HIV infection or AIDS. We present the first case of basal cell carcinoma in an HIV-infected individual; the carcinoma involved the eyelid. Orbital findings included lymphoma, cellulitis, Kaposi's sarcoma, and nonspecific inflammatory disease. Adnexal findings included Kaposi's sarcoma, molluscum contagiosum, bacterial folliculitis, madarosis, psoriasis, basal cell carcinoma, and chalazion. Additional opportunistic infections and tumors involving the periocular region are expected to be reported in the future.