BACKGROUND-The study was conducted to describe systematic clinical manifestations among HIV in
PLHA at tertiary care centre.
METHODOLOGY- This study was designed as cross sectional study at Department of Medicine, tertiary care centre. A total of
100 HIV infected patients were included detailed enquiry about presence of skin lesions along with CD4 cell count was obtained
and entered in pretested questionnaire
RESULTS-The mean age of patients with HIV was 43.9±10.2 years and Slight female preponderance was observed with male:
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female ratio of 0.89:1. Mean CD4 count was 243.2±103.2 cells/mm . Majority of patients had CD4 count in the range of less than
3 200 cells/mm (64%) Staphylococcal skin infections were the most common skin lesions observed in 34% patients. All the
patients with cutaneous manifestations presented in present study had low CD4 cell count. However, no statistically signicant
association between CD4 count and cutaneous manifestations could be documented (p>0.05).
CONCLUSION-Cutaneous manifestations are more prevalent in patients with lower CD4 counts and can also be observed with
normal CD4 count levels amongst patients with HIV. Occurrence of cutaneous manifestations was higher in patients with lower
CD4 count but the observed difference was not statistically signicant.
A retrospective analysis of the care cascades for non‐communicable disease and mental health among people living with HIV at a tertiary‐care centre in Malaysia: opportunities to identify gaps and optimize care
