Aids Associated Dermatologic Disorder

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Management 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

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 HIV disease
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

Additional Terms

• Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

References

- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009 AIDS-associated dermatologic disorder