HIV INFECTION

HIV INFECTION
HIV related skin diseases occur throughout the course of HIV infection in
90% of the infected persons. During seroconversion an exanthema may
occur together with fever and constitutional symptoms. After
seroconversion there will be a period of symptomless HIV infection.
Herpes zoster is an early clinical sign which in young age-groups (under
50 years) is very strongly related to HIV infection. Severe and chronic
seborrhoic eczema may also be an early manifestation. Other cutaneous
manifestations of HIV infection are molluscum contagiosum, papular
pruritic eruption, severe herpes simplex or human papilloma infection,
severe bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal infections and Kaposi’s
sarcoma. Infestations such as scabies are more severe. Adverse drug
reactions are very common in HIV infection.