Open AccessOnycho-mucocutaneous syndrome secondary to human immunodeficiency virus disease
Author(s) -
B Madhuri,
Spandana P Hegde,
Manjunath Mala Shenoy
Publication year - 2021
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_94_18
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , medicine , immunosuppression , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunodeficiency , dermatology , disease , immunology , immune dysfunction , immune system , pathology
Cutaneous, mucosal, and nail examination is the key to unveiling a plethora of systemic diseases. Mucocutaneous lesions directly related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection usually present as initial manifestations of immune deficiency, of which few lesions act as predictors of an immunocompromised state. Here, we report two cases who presented with onycho-mucocutaneous symptoms which raised the suspicion of and invariably led to the diagnosis of an underlying immunosuppression secondary to HIV infection.