Dermatologic Complications of HIV

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Abstract This chapter describes the dermatologic complications of HIV infection and treatment. The chapter includes information about the incidence, presentation, and management of inflammatory dermatoses in HIV, including seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and xerosis, papular pruritic eruption of AIDS, and HIV-associated eosinophilic pustular folliculitis. In addition, common and important cutaneous adverse drug reactions among people with HIV and management factors are presented for antiretroviral drug classes. Lastly, learners are presented with information on the diagnosis and management of viral, fungal, bacterial, and parasitic opportunistic infections occurring in HIV patients and presentation and treatment of cancers associated with HIV and aging.