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SKIN SIGNS IN AIDS

Skin Signs in AIDS. Copenhagen, Munksgaard, 173 p., 1988.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/89656652
Weismann K; Petersen CS; Sondergaard J; Wantzin GL; Univ. Dept. of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg Hosp.,; Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract: Numerous clinical manifestations of AIDS have been defined, but cutaneous symptoms still prevail. Recognition of skin signs in AIDS may not only lead to early diagnosis of infection with HIV, but the various skin symptoms may also serve as markers of considerable prognostic value. Since the skin is readily accessible for examination, symptoms in this organ often lead patients to consult their physician. This volume aims to provide practitioners and those who may see AIDS cases rarely with enough knowledge so that they are alert and able to suspect and recognize the many different skin signs associated with AIDS/HIV infection. Over 100 color photographs illustrate the dermatologic manifestations, covering the following topics: case definition of AIDS and AIDS-related complex (ARC), skin disease and HIV infection, acute HIV exanthema, AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma, seborrheic dermatitis, folliculitis, asteatotic eczema (eczema craquele) and acquired ichthyosis, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, human papillomavirus infections, molluscum contagiosum, dermatophytosis, candidiasis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, bacterial skin infections, malignant cutaneous tumors, cutaneous vasculitis and purpura, psoriasis, nail disorders, hair disorders, cutaneous drug reactions, miscellaneous skin disorders (granuloma annulare, erythema elevatum diutinum, pityriasis rosea, syphilis, granuloma venereum, crusted scabies, malnutrition and zinc deficiency, pityriasis versicolor, angiolipoma, epithelioid angiomatosis, and complex infections), hairy leukoplakia and other oral lesions, virology and serology, and treatment with of azidothymidine and acyclovir.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Human Opportunistic Infections/*COMPLICATIONS Prognosis Skin Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS Skin Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS MONOGRAPH

KWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationshumanopportunisticinfections/KWDcomplicationsprognosisskindiseases/KWDcomplicationsskinneoplasms/KWDcomplicationsmonograph
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