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Pruritic papular eruption (PPE) is characterized chronic pruritus and symmetric papular and pustular on the extensor surfaces of the arms, dorsum of the hands, trunk, and face with sparing of the palms and soles. [1] with the absence of other definable causes of itching in an HIV infected patient. [2]
Figure 1. Early Symptoms of HIV. The stages of HIV infection are acute infection (also known as primary infection), latency, and AIDS.Acute infection lasts for several weeks and may include symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, inflammation of the throat, rash, muscle pain, malaise, and mouth and esophageal sores.
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are neurological disorders associated with HIV infection and AIDS.It is a syndrome of progressive deterioration of memory, cognition, behavior, and motor function in HIV-infected individuals during the late stages of the disease, when immunodeficiency is severe. [1]
Contact dermatitis. What it looks like: Contact dermatitis has the same symptoms mentioned above, and can be a red rash that appears scaly or blistered, depending on its cause and severity.This ...
PN is also associated with systemic causes of pruritus such as liver disease, [8] cholestasis, thyroid disease, polycythemia vera, uremia, Hodgkins lymphoma, HIV and kidney failure diseases. [9] [10] Psychiatric illnesses have been considered to induce PN, although later research refuted a psychiatric cause for PN. Patients report an ongoing ...
HIV-associated pruritus is a cutaneous condition, an itchiness of the skin, that occurs in up to 30% of HIV infected people, occurs when the T-cell count drops below 400 per cubic mm. [1]: 417 See also
Hives, or urticaria, is a form of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps. [1] They may also burn or sting. [2] Hives can appear anywhere on the surface of the skin. Whether the trigger is allergic or not, a complex release of inflammatory mediators, including histamine from cutaneous mast cells, results in fluid leakage from superficial blood ...
Warts on hands are caused by an infection of the human papillomavirus (HPV). There are more than 100 different strains of HPV, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.