title: Cutaneous malignancies in HIV.
abstract: As patients with HIV infection are living longer with their disease, we have seen the evolution of skin cancer in this population. Cancer registries have not documented the incidence and prevalence of these cancers but we do have relevant data from cohorts. This article attempts to bring to light the extent to which skin cancer is an issue in HIV disease both domestically and internationally.
  
  
  
  Squamous cell cancer is increasing in incidence in the United States and elsewhere. The anatomic locations of skin cancer vary according to demographics, host factors, and environment. In this review, squamous cell cancer will be contrasted to the other skin cancers namely, melanoma, and basal cell cancers.
  
  
  
  As our HIV population ages, clinicians should be informed as to the relevant risk factors for development of skin cancer. With the increasing incidence of these cancers in the modern era of HIV, clinicians and researchers will be informed with regard to prevention and treatment strategies.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA bDepartment of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada cDepartment of Dermatology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Aileen Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doiron
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States