title: Particular clinical presentations of psoriasis in HIV patients.
abstract: Patients with HIV infection have a higher propensity for infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and metabolic disorders. The link with psoriasis vulgaris is explained by well-known pathophysiological phenomena and can be observed at any stage of infection. The aim of our study was to characterize the clinical spectrum of psoriasis in a group of 50 patients with HIV. Our findings showed particular clinical presentations of psoriasis in those patients, suggesting a predilection for scalp lesions, palmoplantar keratoderma and flexural involvement, as well as a trend towards severe immunodeficiency. Psoriasis, a frequent reason for consultation, allows earlier suspicion and diagnosis of HIV in the presence of these particular patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal. soniaff@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology