Contact dermatitis in subjects infected with HIV type 1.
In the course of HIV type 1 infection, up to 90% of patients may have skin disease. We studied a group of 26 HIV-infected patients (15 women, 11 men) with symptoms of skin disease or diffuse itching; they were patch tested for common contactants to determine whether allergic contact dermatitis was the cause of their symptoms. We found that approximately one third of HIV-1-positive patients with cutaneous symptoms not related to allergic contact dermatitis had positive patch tests for environmental contactants; in most of them this sensitization was directly related to skin symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002104:Cadmium / Q000009:adverse effects; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects; D010328:Patch Tests; D011192:Potassium Dichromate / Q000009:adverse effects; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis