Research Article
Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV and the Correlation with WHO Clinical Staging in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria
Table 1
Skin diseases in HIV patients according to gender.
| Skin diseases in HIV patients | Gender | Total | Male | Female |
| Infectious dermatoses | | | 65.2% | Viral: | | | | anogenital warts/verruca plana | 2 | 4 | 6 | herpes simplex labialis/genitalis | 1 | 4 | 5 | herpes zoster | 3 | 3 | 6 | molluscum contagiosum | 1 | 0 | 1 | mumps | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bacterial: | | | | carbunculosis/folliculitis barbae | 2 | 3 | 5 | Fungi: | | | | oral thrush/oesophageal thrush | 14 | 36 | 50 | tinea faciae | 1 | 0 | 1 | tinea corporis | 1 | 6 | 7 | tinea manuum | 0 | 1 | 1 | tinea unguium | 2 | 3 | 5 | vaginal candidiasis | 0 | 14 | 14 | Parasitic: | | | | Loa loa and elephantiasis | 2 | 0 | 2 | Noninfectious dermatoses | | | 34.8% | angular stomatitis | 1 | 0 | 1 | eosinophilic folliculitis | 2 | 0 | 2 | miliaria rubra | 0 | 1 | 1 | pruritic papular eruptions | 15 | 23 | 38 | pruritus | 1 | 1 | 2 | psoriasis | 0 | 2 | 2 | seborrhoeic dermatitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | scar | 0 | 1 | 1 | striae | 0 | 1 | 1 | xerosis | 0 | 1 | 1 | No skin disease | 32 | 70 | 102 |
| Total | 71 (33%) | 144 (67%) | 215 (100.0%) |
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