1. [Mucocutaneous pathology in HIV infection].
- Author
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Lamarão P, Eliseu T, Castro H, Maltez F, Machado J, Morgado A, and Proença R
- Subjects
- AIDS-Related Complex complications, AIDS-Related Complex epidemiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections etiology, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes cytology, HIV Infections epidemiology, Humans, Leukocyte Count, Male, Middle Aged, Portugal epidemiology, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Skin Diseases, Infectious epidemiology, Skin Diseases, Infectious etiology, HIV Infections complications, HIV-1, Skin Diseases etiology
- Abstract
Several infectious, neoplastic or inflammatory skin diseases, may be early manifestations of HIV infection. We reviewed the clinical data of 226 HIV seropositive male patients with cutaneous disease, from a total of 337 inpatients at the Infectious Diseases Unit--Department of Medicine 1--Curry Cabral Hospital, from 1985 to 1991. Some considerations are made about the most common dermatological disorders: oral candidiasis, seborrheic dermatitis, Kaposi's sarcoma, herpes simplex infection, drug-related skin disorders, herpes zoster and dermatophytosis. The high prevalence of cutaneous manifestations in HIV infection, the uncommon clinical findings and their occasional therapeutic problems, makes an early diagnosis essential.
- Published
- 1994