Skin Manifestations in HIV Positive Children
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
HIV infection in children is quite common in our country. Skin manifestations constitute one of the most common clinical features in such children and their clinical pattern and severity is more or less in accordance with their CD4 counts. Indian data for Paediatric HIV is scarcely available. In our study of 102 population, most manifestations are of infective in etiology in origin(64.70%).In the infective etiology, most are VIRAL in origin 29 (28.43%). Next common is pruritic popular eruptions (PPE) 17 (16.66%) which is inflammatory in nature and is of non –infective in origin. Next common is SCABIES 14 (13.72%) which is parasitic infection in nature. Bacterial origin are 12(11.76%), Fungal origin are 11(10.78%.14 children had allergic reactions with 13.72%
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Dr Sudarshan Gourkar
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