Cutaneous infections associated with HIV/AIDS.
With diminished and dysregulated cell-mediated immunity, HIV-infected individuals are susceptible to a myriad of skin infections. These infections include the conditions encountered in immunocompetent patients, as well as infections seen almost exclusively in the setting of HIV infection. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has made some previously rare infections more prominent. Although antiretroviral therapy has been helpful in relieving the burden of cutaneous infections in HIV-infected patients, it does not prevent all opportunistic infections in the skin and also has created new dilemmas.
Hogan
Molly T
MT
Division of Emergency Services, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359702, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. mhogan@u.washington.edu
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control