Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus. The HIV infection is associated with several dermatological conditions which may be the first pointer towards the existence of HIV. These may present with unusual and atypical manifestations in the course of the HIV infection. The cutaneous manifestations can serve as a dependable marker of the HIV disease.Due to immunosuppression, the HIV seropositive persons have multiple and widespread cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions, whereas in immunocompetent patients, the lesions are localized and are mostly of the single type.OBJECTIVE: To observe the nature and frequency of mucocutaneous manifestations in patients of HIV, with or without antiretroviral therapy.MATERIALS AND METHODS:To study the skin and mucocutaneous manifestations serum samples are received from various clinically suspected cases. Age and sex distribution of the seropositivepatients are considered. This prospective study was conducted over a period of six months from January 2014 to June 2014 with following aims and objectives. During this period consecutive non repetitive 150 serum samples received from clinically suspected patients were tested for the presence of various skin and mucocutaneous manifestations among hiv positive patients by HIV tridot method. RESULTS:Among these, HIV test by Tridot was positive in 45(30%) samples. Among HIV positive samples 54.28% were from males and 45.71% from females. Our study findings are contrary to the belief. Therefore it is recommended that larger sample based studies may be taken up in which may throw better light on the seroprevalence and clinical presentations of prevalance of skin and mucocutaneous diseases in HIV positive patients.
Keywords: HIV, Mucocutaneous, Seroprevalance, Immunocompetant.
Title: Prevalance of Various Skin and Mucocutaneous Diseases in Hiv Seropositive Patients Attending Teritiary Care Hospital, Nellore City, A.P.
Author: MARIA SINDHURA JOHN, MEENAKSHI KANTE, RAVI KUMAR THAYYURU, P. SREENIVASULU REDDY
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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