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 patientsGenderTotal
MaleFemale

Infectious dermatoses 65.2%
Viral:
 anogenital warts/verruca plana246
 herpes simplex labialis/genitalis145
 herpes zoster336
 molluscum contagiosum101
 mumps011
Bacterial:
 carbunculosis/folliculitis barbae235
Fungi:
 oral thrush/oesophageal thrush143650
 tinea faciae101
 tinea corporis167
 tinea manuum011
 tinea unguium235
 vaginal candidiasis01414
Parasitic:
 Loa loa and elephantiasis202
Noninfectious dermatoses 34.8%
 angular stomatitis101
 eosinophilic folliculitis202
 miliaria rubra011
 pruritic papular eruptions152338
 pruritus112
 psoriasis022
 seborrhoeic dermatitis123
 scar011
 striae011
 xerosis011
No skin disease3270102

Total71 (33%)144 (67%)215 (100.0%)