title: Eyelash length in HIV-infected patients.
abstract: Acquired trichomegaly of the eyelashes in HIV-infected patients usually appears at the late stage of HIV infection. Eyelash length was measured in a series of 204 HIV patients, and no correlation with CD4 cell count, viral load, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category, and AIDS case criteria was established. Our data support the finding that eyelash trichomegaly is currently uncommon in HIV-infected patients, perhaps because of antiretroviral therapy or an improvement in their immune situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almagro
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: del Pozo
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Silva
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Angeles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005140:Eyelashes; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000821:virology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral