title: Clinico-epidemiological study of HIV patients in Trivandrum.
abstract: A retrospective descriptive study of 121 HIV patients in the Department was carried out. The male/female ratio was 2.3:1. The maximum number of patients were seen in age group 21-40 (77.68%). Skilled workers constituted the maximum (13.2%). Sexual route was the commonest mode of transmission (78.5%). Cutaneous manifestations were present in 57% of patients, oral condidiasis being the commonest (16.5%). Pulmonary tuberculosis was the commonest systemic manifestation (13.2%). 37 patients (30.57%) had other STD's, syphilis being the commonest (12.39%). 22 patients had AIDS defining conditions.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Dermatology & Venereology, Medical College Hospitals, Trivandrum.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Moorty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suprakasan