Male preponderance in HIV seropositive patients with mucocutaneous complaints in a tertiary care hospital in North India

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>A panorama of mucocutaneous manifestations is seen at every stage of HIV. This study was done to study the sex prevalence in HIV/AIDS patients with mucocutaneous disorders.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 1 000 HIV seropositive patients attending Skin-STD clinic, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, for any dermatologic complaints were studied in respect to the sex group preponderance.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Males constituted the majority as 75.6% while females were 24.4%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Women, in most of the cases, get infected from their spouses, who have acquired infection through extramarital sexual contact. HIV infection in female patients increases the risk of HIV transmission to neonates and infants, thus further spreading the HIV in a community. So it is very crucial to initiate early preventive measures to reduce HIV burden.</p>