Dermatological Lesions Among People Living With HIV in Turkey

    September 2021 in “ International Journal of STD & AIDS ”
    Khalis Mustafayev, Bilgül Mete, Zekayі Kutlubay, Ali Tanakol, Meryem Özdemir, Dilruba Garashova, İ̇lker İnanç Balkan, Neşe Saltoğlu, Ömer Tabak
    Image of study
    TLDR People living with HIV in Turkey often have skin conditions, which are more common in advanced HIV stages and may help in diagnosing the infection.
    The study analyzed medical records of 500 people living with HIV in Turkey, focusing on 179 patients with dermatoses. It found that 69.3% of these patients had at least one dermatosis, with the prevalence increasing as the CD4+ T lymphocyte count decreased and the stage of HIV advanced. The most common dermatoses were Condyloma acuminatum (15.1%), drug eruption (13.4%), and seborrheic dermatitis (11.7%). The study also found a significant relationship between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and alopecia, particularly with the drug combination TDF/FTC/EVG/c. The study concluded that dermatoses may be a good clinical marker for detecting clinical stage and diagnosing HIV infection.
    Discuss this study in the Community →

    Research cited in this study

    1 / 1 results