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HIV/AIDS:Common Dermatological Problems

In a Nutshell

• Up to 92% of HIV-infected patients develop skin diseases.
  
• Skin disorders associated with HIV infection are difficult to diagnose on account of their varied presentations.
  
• Symptomatic seroconversion syndrome may indicate a more accelerated course of HIV disease.
  
• Seborrhoeic dermatitis is the commonest dermatological disease.
  
• A decrease in CD4+ cell count leads to more atypical and severe dermatological disorders.
  
• Therapy of most hiv-associated dermatological disorders becomes more difficult as the cd4+ cell count decreases.

1. Introduction.
   
2. Seroconversion illness.
   
3. Skin disorders at early and intermediate stages of disease.
   
4. Skin disorders with advanced disease.
   
5. Skin disorders at any stage of HIV infection.
   
6. Conclusion.
   
7. Further reading .