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HIV-Infection and Associated Dermatoses

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The skin as the largest body organ is an important marker for an underlying HIV infection. There is a broad spectrum of skin symptoms and diseases that can be seen arising as a result of the underlying infection and progressing severity of the disease, enabling the dermatologist to make early diagnosis. Depending on the immune status of the patient, various cutaneous manifestations occur. While the majority of them improve as the immune status stabilizes, some may present a paradox by either worsening or clinically becoming more apparent. Drugs used to treat HIV, such as the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), can themselves lead to significant side effects that manifest on the skin.

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  1. Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital, Mbeya, Tanzania

    Baraka M. Chaula

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  1. The Free University of Berlin, Medical School Charité, Berlin, Germany

    Constantin E. Orfanos

  2. Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

    Christos C. Zouboulis

  3. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Chalid Assaf

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Chaula, B.M. (2018). HIV-Infection and Associated Dermatoses. In: Orfanos, C., Zouboulis, C., Assaf, C. (eds) Pigmented Ethnic Skin and Imported Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69422-1_37

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