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Dermatologic findings associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1987 Nov;17(5 Pt 1):746-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88059872
Matis WL; Triana A; Shapiro R; Eldred L; Polk BF; Hood AF; Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of; Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Abstract: Both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are associated with an increased prevalence of several dermatologic diseases. We studied healthy homosexual men with negative reactivity to HIV antibody, homosexual men without AIDS but with positive reactivity to HIV antibody, and homosexual men with AIDS to compare the prevalence of dermatologic disease in these groups. We found that five cutaneous disorders were increased in persons with HIV infection. Oral hairy leukoplakia was increased both in seropositive subjects without AIDS and in subjects with AIDS. Condylomata acuminata and seborrheic dermatitis were slightly increased in seropositive non-AIDS subjects and significantly increased in the AIDS group. Molluscum contagiosum and oral candidiasis were increased only in the AIDS group.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS *Homosexuality Human *HIV Seropositivity Leukoplakia, Oral/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY Male Sarcoma, Kaposi's/EPIDEMIOLOGY Skin Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY Skin Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLE

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