A Comprehensive Review on Hiv-Associated Dermatologic Manifestations: From Epidemiology to Clinical Management Publisher



Mohseni Afshar Z¹ ; Goodarzi A^{2, 3} ; Emadi SN^{4, 5} ; Miladi R¹ ; Shakoei S⁶ ; Janbakhsh A¹ ; Aryanian Z^{4, 7} ; Hatami P⁴
Source: International Journal of Microbiology Published:2023

Abstract

Dermatological disorders are among the most prevalent manifestations of HIV infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this review, we aimed to characterize the various dermatologic presentations among HIV-infected patients with a detailed categorization of the mucocutaneous signs and symptoms, their etiopathogenic factors, and clinical management. In fact, cutaneous manifestations of HIV are quite various, ranging from AIDS-specific skin eruptions (xerosis, pruritic papular eruptions, eosinophilic folliculitis, and acne), opportunistic infections (herpes simplex, molluscum contagiosum, cutaneous leishmaniasis, bacillary angiomatosis, disseminated histoplasmosis, disseminated cryptococcosis, and zoster) to AIDS-related malignancies (Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and nonmelanoma skin cancers) and antiretroviral therapy (ART)-associated drug eruptions. We tried to classify HIV-related cutaneous presentations which can help clinicians for a better understanding of the various specific and nonspecific features of AIDS-associated cutaneous manifestations and management of the condition. © 2023 Zeinab Mohseni Afshar et al.