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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 3/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Poster presentation

Effect of anti retroviral therapy on mucocutaneous manifestations among HIV infected patients in a tertiary care centre in India

Authors: N Prabhakaran, TJ Jaisankar, Abdoul Hamide, M Malathi, DM Thappa

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 3/2014

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A panorama of mucocutaneous manifestations is produced by HIV infection which correlates with the degree of immunodeficiency. Viral, bacterial and fungal infections, as well as inflammatory skin diseases, have all been reported to increase as CD4 T cells are depleted. Since the introduction of HAART, there has been a dramatic decrease in the incidence of HIV associated dermatoses. However, initiation of ART itself causes various cutaneous adverse effects. Our goal was to study the various mucocutaneous manifestations encountered in treatment naïve HIV infected and those on ART. …
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Title
Effect of anti retroviral therapy on mucocutaneous manifestations among HIV infected patients in a tertiary care centre in India
Authors
N Prabhakaran
TJ Jaisankar
Abdoul Hamide
M Malathi
DM Thappa
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 3/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S3-P76

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