Abstract
Background HIV infection produces a range of mucocutaneous manifestations ranging from macular roseolar rash in according to sero-conversion to extensive Kaposirsquos sarcoma in end stage illness. Cutaneous disorders during HIV infection are numerous amp skin is often first affected during the course of HIV disease as an indicator of immune status.Objective To study the mucocutaneous manifestations of HIVAIDS patients admitted to Tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka.Methodology It is a Record based case series study. All HIVAIDS patients who were admitted in dermatology department amp other departments with mucocutaneous manifestations for a period of one year were included in the present study.Result Among 262 HIVAIDS patients admitted 6123.29 had mucocutaneous manifestations. Maximum of the study subjects were in the age group of 20-45 years constituting 78.7. 68.9 were from rural area 90.2 were married among the study subjects. In our study 57.35 of the subjects had Papular pruritus followed by Urticarial amp Candidiasis with 13.11 each.Conclusion Papular pruritus was the most common presentation followed by Urticaria Candidiasis amp Herpes zoster. So any patients with these presentations can be suspected as a case of HIV amp should be subjected for evaluation.nbsp
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