Profile of Dermatological Manifestations in Seropositive Patients Correlated with CD4 Count Sample of a Moroccan Population

Authors : Moustaide K*, Nassiri A, BayBay H, Gallouj S, Rabhi S and Mernissi FZ
Research
Abstract
Dermatologic conditions are common during infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and they are usually
the first manifestation of HIV which ensure early diagnosis and prompt treatment [1]. They act as diagnostic factors in the
monitoring of immune status of the patients [2]. More than 90% of patients develop skin lesions and 30%-80% of patients
develope oral manifestations during the disease. Mucocutaneous lesions in HIV patients have been correlated with CD4
counts in many studies as serial CD4 counts have a prognostic significance which are used as markers for assessing
progression from HIV infection to AIDS [3]. Thus the objective of our study was to report their frequency, their type in
correlation with the rate of CD4.