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Skin Diseases in HIV Positive Patients Attending the Skin and STD OPD at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Suma D. Gudi, Assistant professor, Department of Skin and STD, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka 583104, India. , Lakshmipathi Y. Pattar1 , Suma D. Gudi2

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RFP Journal of Dermatology 3(1):p 33-36, Jan-June 2018. | DOI:

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Introduction: Cutaneous findings in HIV disease are frequent and include viral, bacterial, fungal, and noninfectious dermatoses. Common cutaneous conditions like seborrheicdermatitis, often have an increased prevalence or severity in these individuals. Susceptibility to otherwise rare infections, which are manifested in part or in whole as dermatologic findings, is significantly enhanced with HIV disease.

Methodology: This study was undertaken at the Department of Skin and STD.HIV positive patients attending Skin and STD Department and also patients referred from other departments of Hospital were screened for skin diseases by taking detailed history, clinical examination and relevant laboratory investigations.

Results: Infectious dermatoses were seen in 48 patients (80%) in our study. Majority (32 patients, 53.4%) had viral infections followed by bacterial (9 cases, 15.0 %), mixed infections (3 cases, 5.0%), fungal and parasitic infections (2 cases each, 3.3%).

Conclusion: The most common dermatome involved in herpes zoster was thoracic (16.7%) followed by lumbar (11.7%), ophthalmic (8.3%) and others. Two patients (3.3%) presented with disseminated zoster.

Keywords: Dermatoses; HIV; Herpes Zoster.

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