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Dermatologic Complications of HIV

Dermatologic Complications of HIV: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Superficial Cutaneous Infections


   Molluscum contagiosum

   HSV I and II
   Cutaneous HPV
Condyloma

   Candidiasis
   Folliculitis
   VZV
Bacterial skin infections, especially S. aureus

   Dermatophytosis
Sarcoptes. scabiei   (crusted Norwegian scabies)
Mycobacteria, especially M. tuberculosis, M. avium complex, Mycobacterium marinum, M. kansasii, Mycobacterium    hemophilum

Cutaneous P. carinii

   Impetigo

Systemic Infections with Dermatologic Manifestations


   Acute HIV infection
   Reiter's syndrome
P. carinii   infection
T. pallidum   (syphilis)
Bartonella   spp.
   Bacillary angiomatosis
C. neoformans

H. capsulatum

P. marneffei

M. tuberculosis

Non-Infectious Dermatologic Manifestations


   Seborrheic dermatitis
   Psoriasis
   Pruritus
   Atopic dermatitis
   Ichythosis-acquired
   Porphyria cutanea tarda
   Hyperpigmentation
   Photodermatitis

Cutaneous Malignancies


   Kaposi's sarcoma
   B-cell lymphoma
   T-cell lymphoma
   Invasive squamous cell cancer
   Anogenital neoplasia
   Basal cell cancer of the skin
Other
   Drug reactions, especially pruritus, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, morbilliform rash
   Fixed drug eruptions, especially penile ulcers secondary to Foscarnet
   Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis
   Toxic epidermal necrolysis
   Photosensitivity
   Porphyria cutanea tarda
   Vitiligo
   Thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP)
   Bullous pemphigoid
   Sicca syndrome
   Polyarteritis nodosa
   Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
   Alopecia
   Aphthous ulcers

References


1. Hoeprich, pp. 636–637, 646. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Kelley, pp. 1766, 1874, 1888–1892, 1895–1897. See Bibliography, 2.
3. Schlossberg, pp. 296–297. See Bibliography, 3.
4. Pennys NS: Dermatologic Manifestations, pp. 95–100. See Bibliography. 5.
5. Mandell, pp. 1228–1229. See Bibliography, 8.
6. Wormser, pp. 314–317. See Bibliography, 10.
7. Sugar, pp. 34–40. See Bibliography, 14.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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