HIV1/AIDS-associated dermatologic disorder

Etiology

• Herpes simplex infection
• Herpes zoster infection
• Molluscum contagiosum
• bacillary angiomatosis
• seborrheic dermatitis
• psoriasis & Reiter's syndrome
• insect bite reactions
• staphylococcal folliculitis
• eosinophilic folliculitis
• photodermatitis
• purigo nodularis
• drug reactions
• Kaposi sarcoma

Management

• initiation of antiretroviral therapy
  • may lead to improvement in
    • psoriasis
    • photodermatitis
    • purigo nodularis
    • molluscum contagiosum
    • drug reactions
  • does not improve
    • eczema
    • warts
    • xerosis
    • Kaposi sarcoma

More general terms

• complications in patients with HIV1 infection
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

More specific terms

• HIV-associated cutaneous disease
• oral lesions of HIV & AIDS

Additional terms

• Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV infection stage 3, AIDS)