CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV-INFECTION IN RELATION WITH CD4 CELL COUNTS IN HADOTI REGION

    September 2013 in “ Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences ”
    Abhinandan H.B, Suresh Kumar Jain, Asha Nyati, Ramesh Kumar, Manali Jain, Jitendra Bhuria, Raghavendra K.R
    TLDR Low CD4 counts in HIV patients are linked to more skin disorders.
    The study conducted at Government Medical College Kota from 2011 to 2012 examined the relationship between mucocutaneous disorders and CD4 cell counts in 100 HIV-infected individuals. The majority of participants contracted HIV through heterosexual contact. The study found that 30% of patients had CD4 counts below 200 × 10^6/L, which was significantly associated with a higher incidence of mucocutaneous disorders, including oral candidiasis and generalized seborrheic dermatitis. Fungal infections were the most common skin disorder, followed by bacterial and viral infections. The study highlighted the absence of cutaneous malignancies and emphasized that mucocutaneous disorders serve as indicators of AIDS and overall survival in HIV-infected individuals.
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