Open AccessCorrelating CD4 count with mucocutaneous manifestations in HIV-positive patients: A prospective study
Author(s) -
C Chandrakala,
K Parimalam,
Afthab Jameela Wahab,
Nidhi Anand
Publication year - 2017
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_130_15
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , population , immunology , disease , environmental health
Mucocutaneous findings may be the presenting symptoms in HIV-afflicted individuals. A multitude of mucocutaneous diseases also occurs during the course of the ailment, with some conditions being classed as disease defining. They include infectious diseases and noninfective inflammatory and neoplastic dermatoses. With progressive fall in CD4 count, there is a change in the types of mucocutaneous lesions encountered.