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versión impresa ISSN 0120-4157versión On-line ISSN 2590-7379
Resumen
SANIN, Ana María et al. Mucocutaneous manifestations and their relationship with CD4 T-lymphocyte count in hospitalized patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Medellín, Colombia. Biomed. [online]. 2022, vol.42, n.2, pp.278-289. Epub 01-Jun-2022. ISSN 0120-4157. https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6117.
Introduction.
About 80-95% of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develop skin manifestations, which are markers of the patients’ immune status. Objective. To describe the dermatologic manifestations and the clinical and sociodemographic factors of hospitalized patients diagnosed with HIV and their correlation with CD4 T-lymphocyte count.
Materials and methods.
We conducted an observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of the medical records of 227 adult patients with HIV diagnosis evaluated by dermatology in a hospital in Medellín, Colombia.
Results.
We included 227 patient records with 433 dermatologic manifestations, 64.4% of them infectious. The most frequent manifestations were oral candidiasis, condylomata acuminata, and drug reactions. Moreover, a statistically significant relationship was found between disseminated herpes zoster virus and secondary syphilis with a CD4 count between 200-499 cells/mm3 (p=0.04 and 0.028, respectively). There was also a statistically significant relationship between oral candidiasis and a CD4 count of less than 100 cells/ mm3 (p=0.008).
Conclusions.
The relationship between disseminated herpes zoster with CD4 between 200-499 cells/mm3 suggests that, despite having high CD4 counts, severe forms of the disease may occur due to possible T-cell dysfunction and depletion of the immune system. Additionally, the relationship between oral candidiasis and CD4 less than 100 cells/mm3 indicates the potential role of oral candidiasis as an essential marker of weakened immune status in HIV patients.
Palabras clave : HIV, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; dermatology; infection; epidemiology; drug eruptions; drug hypersensitivity; immunosuppression.