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Alopecia in association with severe seborrhoeic dermatitis following combination antiretroviral therapy for acute retroviral syndrome
Author(s) -
Hardcastle NJ,
Tunbridge AJ,
Shum KW,
Dockrell DH,
Green ST
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01240.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , seborrhoeic dermatitis , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral medication , seborrheic dermatitis , immunology , viral load
We present a case where alopecia occurred with severe seborrhoeic dermatitis associated with the commencement of combination antiretroviral therapy for acute retroviral syndrome. We postulate that the eruption could represent a novel manifestation in association with immunological response to antiretroviral therapy.