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Case of coincident severe acne and psoriasis in AIDS patient successfully treated with antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Li YuYe,
Dong RongJing,
Cao LiJuan,
Upadhyay Pratishtha,
Kuang YiQun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.14823
Subject(s) - acne , psoriasis , medicine , dermatology , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , incidence (geometry) , immunology , viral load , physics , optics
Cutaneous disorders remain a major problem in HIV‐infected patients, even under antiretroviral therapy (ART). Patients at any stage of HIV/AIDS may suffer from skin lesions. Acnes and psoriasis are both common chronic and inflammatory skin diseases, and the treatment becomes more challenging and complex when combined with HIV infection. Whether the incidence and severity of acne and psoriasis are related to HIV infection is still controversial. Here, we report a rare case of an AIDS patient who developed severe acne along with psoriasis. The patient had initially received multiple systemic and topical antipsoriatic and anti‐acne treatments which failed. Ultimately, he achieved dramatic clinical improvement after initiation of ART for main treatment. An 8‐year follow up demonstrated that the patient has been free of symptoms of both psoriasis and acne till now.