Manifestations cutaneo-muqueuses au cours de l'infeciton par le VIH: etude retrospective de 120 patients

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous and mucous membrane involvements in HIV patients are polymorphus, frequent and sometimes revealing the infection. We studied retrospectively 120 patients infected with HIV hospitalized in the infectious disease department of la Rabta Hospital. The age average was 30 years, the sex-ratio was 3.8M/1F. the risky behaviours were multiple sexual partners [51%] and drug addiction [50%]. Cutaneous and mucous membrane manifestations were present in 90% of HIV patients and 98% of AIDS patients Infectious findings were the most frequent, especially mycosis [86% of HIV patients]. Kaposi sarcoma were present in 10% of HIV patients. It was the only neoplasia noted in our patients. Most of our results were in accordance with the literature data