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14. HIV‐related skin disease
Author(s) -
McCrossin Ian,
Wong David
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121700.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , skin lesion , disease , medicine , mucous membrane , lesion , dermatology , skin infection , immunology , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Most patients with HIV infection will develop an HIV‐related lesion of the skin or mucous membranes before their progression to AIDS. As the skin is readily observed by patients and easily examined by doctors, skin disease presents a good opportunity for the early diagnosis of HIV infection.