Open AccessPapular pruritic eruptions: A marker of progressive HIV disease in children: Experience from eastern India
Author(s) -
Moumita Samanta,
Chanchal Kumar Kundu,
Mihir Sarkar,
S.K. Bhattacharyya,
Sukanta Chatterjee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.62762
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , dermatology , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Papular pruritic eruptions (PPEs) are a commonly seen dermatological manifestation in children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) stage 2 disease, whereas recurrent upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (<2 episodes in 6 months) is the most common presenting illness in this category. Papular pruritic eruptions has been associated with progressive HIV disease in adults though it is categorized in early stage.