title: Seborrheic dermatitis - an early and common skin manifestation in HIV patients.
abstract: Seborrheic dermatitis is a common dermatosis occurring on the scalp, face and chest. In the general population, the prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis varies between 3% and 5%, while in HIV positive patients there is an increased prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis ranging between 30% and 83%. Seborrheic dermatitis occurs early in the course of HIV disease and may be an initial clinical marker of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. chatzikokkinouparaskevi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chatzikokkinou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sotiropoulos
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katoulis
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luzzati
authors.forename: Giusto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans