1. Mucocutaneous manifestations of HIV-infected patients in the era of HAART in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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Y. Mao, K. Huang, Z.H. Meng, W. Zhu, S. Lian, J. Han, and W.H. Lun
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medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,Cross-sectional study ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Mucocutaneous zone ,virus diseases ,Immunosuppression ,Dermatology ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Antiretroviral therapy ,Infectious Diseases ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Immunology ,medicine ,Hiv infected patients ,Penicillium marneffei ,Young adult ,business - Abstract
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are frequently associated with diverse mucocutaneous manifestations. However, few studies of HIV/AIDS-related mucocutaneous manifestations have been reported in China. Objective To investigate the occurrence of mucocutaneous disorders and their relationship with the degree of immunosuppression in 348 HIV-infected Chinese patients. The influence of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the spectrum of mucocutaneous manifestations was also evaluated. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed on 348 HIV-infected Chinese patients seen at the Guangxi Longtan Hospital from August 2010 to November 2010. Collected information included demographic data, HIV-associated mucocutaneous disorders, CD4 cell count, AIDS-defining illness and antiretroviral therapy. Results In this study, 62.9% of all patients had mucocutaneous disorders. The prevalence of mucocutaneous disorders in the patients who had received HAART was lower than in those without HAART (54.05% vs. 88.76%, P
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- 2012