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SKIN LESIONS IN HIV‐POSITIVE AND HIV‐NEGATIVE PATIENTS IN SOUTH INDIA
Author(s) -
RAJAGOPALAN BISHAKHA,
JACOB MARY,
GEORGE SOSHAMMA
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb01663.x
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , ichthyosis , dermatology , immunopathology , sida , viral disease , immunology
Background. Various dermatologic conditions have been reported to occur with increased frequency in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive individuals, but there are only a few studies comparing the prevalences of skin diseases in HIV‐positive patients with those in matched HIV‐negative controls. Methods. Skin lesions in 129 HIV‐positive patients and 258 HIV‐negative controls were studied prospectively over an 18‐month period from October 1991 to March 1993. Results. Oral Candida, tinea cruris, and ichthyosis were significantly more common in HIV‐positive patients compared to controls. Several other dermatologic conditions were found only in the HIV‐positive group. Conclusions. The pattern of skin lesions in Indian patients with HIV infection may be different from that in the West.