Open AccessA study of clinicopathological correlation of pruritic papular eruptions in HIV patients
Author(s) -
Dimple Chopra,
Sarvjit Kumari,
Ramesh Kumar Kundal,
Rakesh Bahl,
Shashi Aggarwal,
Harinder Singh,
Shalini Bansal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_10_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , correlation , immunology , mathematics , geometry
Pruritic papular eruption (PPE) is a chronic eruption of papular and pruritic lesions of unknown etiology, symmetrically distributed over trunk and extremities. These are common cutaneous manifestations in HIV patients. It is an important cause of HIV-related morbidity. PPE can be the first marker of HIV. Their etiology, histopathological findings, and associated factors vary from region to region. There are no clear data available on the etiology, exact spectrum of the condition, histopathological findings, or treatment of PPE.