Skin conditions relating to HIV infection

Patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) are prone to a variety of skin problems. These may be only seen in HIV-infected individuals, or may be common conditions in the general population.

Viral infections	Acute morbilliform rash due to HIV infection Herpes simplex Varicella zoster Molluscum contagiosum Human papillomavirus Oral hairy leukoplakia
Fungal infections	Tinea Blastomycosis Candidiasis Cryptococcosis Histoplasmosis Pityrosporum folliculitis Pityriasis versicolor Systemic mycoses Pneumocystosis (previously classified as protozoa)
Bacterial infections	Cellulitis Ecthyma Impetigo Folliculitis Bacillary angiomatosis
Arthropod infestations	Insect bites Scabies Demodicosis
Inflammatory conditions	Seborrhoeic dermatitis Psoriasis Eczema Pruritic papular eruption of HIV
Malignancies	Kaposi's sarcoma Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Skin cancer including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and anal carcinoma
Other skin problems	Adverse effects of drugs e.g. lipodystrophy from antiretroviral therapy Ichthyosis Eosinophilic folliculitis

Related information

On DermNetNZ:

HIV AIDS news – from eMaxHealth

Other websites:

AIDS medicines– Medline Plus
HIV InSite
AIDS Foundation (New Zealand)
Best treatments clinical evidence for patients from the BMJ: HIV infection (AIDS)
HIV infections World Health Organization (WHO)
emedicine, the online textbook
- Childhood HIV disease emedicine Dermatology
- Cutaneous manifestations of HIV disease emedicine Dermatology
- HIV/AIDS AAEM Emergency Medical and Family Health Guide
- HIV infection and AIDS emedicine Emergency Medicine
- HIV webcasts from Healthology
- HIV/AIDS – emedicine consumer health

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