Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 19, 2026

Sequencing of Bacterial Microflora in Peripheral Blood: our Experience with HIV-infected Patients
Published on: June 11, 2011
Dermatoses among Brazilian HIV-positive patients: correlation with the evolutionary phases of AIDS
J B Rosatelli1, A A Machado, A M Roselino
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Background:
The presence of dermatoses is very common in Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The present study was undertaken to correlate the various dermatoses with the evolutionary phases of AIDS.
Methods:
We examined 223 HIV-infected patients older than 13 seen at the University of São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, from 1989 to 1993. Patients were divided according to the CDC classification and assigned to groups I, II and III (initial stages of AIDS) and to group IV (fully symptomatic stage of AIDS).
Results:
The mean frequency of dermatoses detected in patients with AIDS was higher compared to the early phases of HIV infection. The most frequently detected dermatoses were, in decreasing order of occurrence, dermatoses of fungal etiology, and desquamating disorders, such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, xerosis, and viral dermatoses.
Conclusions:
A careful examination of skin and mucosae may be highly useful for the diagnosis of HIV infection. The number of dermatoses tended to increase during the more advanced stages of infection.
Related Concept Videos
Changes in Skin Color: Clinical Perspectives
Albinism
Albinism is a genetic disorder that affects (completely or partially) the coloring of skin, hair, and eyes. The defect is primarily...
Skin Diseases and Disorders
Gram-positive Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. are responsible for many of the most common skin infections. However, many...
Immunodeficiency Diseases
There are three main causes of immunodeficiency disorders...
Leishmaniasis
American Trypanosomiasis
Amebiasis

