Dermatological Complications in HIV
Overview
- Skin Conditions Relating to HIV Infection (Regularly Updated)
From DermNet NZ
- Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (PDF) (January 2008)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- MRSA (January 2008)
From Project Inform
- What is Staphylococcus Aureus (staph)? (PDF) (October 2007)
From New York State Department of Health
- Molluscum Contagiosum (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
- Community-Associated MRSA Management in an Outpatient Setting (September 2004)
An overview by Newton E. Kendig, M.D.
In Hopkins HIV Report
- Ask the Expert: Skin/Soft Tissue Infection in a Patient With HIV (July/August 2004)
A case study of a 49 year-old inmate who presents with concerns about a pimple on her sacral area that has been problematic for three weeks.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
- So Your Facility Has CA-MRSA (July/August 2004)
A guide to the treatment and control of community-associated MRSA in correctional facilities, by Dean Rieger M.D., M.P.H., and Joseph Bick, M.D.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
- Skin Rash (March 2002)
Excerpted from the "Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents".
In What's New, from Project Inform
- HIV Skin Complications in the Age of HAART (Winter 2000)
An interview with Toby Maurer, M.D.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Dermatologic Manifestations of HIV (March 1998)
A clinical overview from the online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
- Dermatologic Manifestations of HIV Infection by Toby A. Maurer, M.D. (June 2005)
PowerPoint presentation from the 8th Annual Clinical Conference for Ryan White CARE Act.
From International AIDS Society-USA
- Seborrheic Dermatitis (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
- Dermatologic Staphylococcal Infections (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Research & News
- Literature Citations for Cancer and HIV (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Drug-Resistant MRSA Strain Spreading Through MSM Communities in Boston, San Francisco, Researchers Say (January 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Increased Incidence of Skin Cancers Among HIV-Infected Persons (July 23, 2007)
Abstract of a study (MOPEB086) presented at the 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.
From International AIDS Society
- HIV-Infected People More Likely to Get Non-AIDS-Associated Cancers Than HIV-Uninfected People (September 17, 2005)
Skin cancers are found to be most prevalent; Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer and anal cancer are also noted.
From aidsmap.com
- Empty Antibiotic Pipeline Critically Endangers Public, Report Says (September 15, 2004)
As bacteria rapidly develop resistance to existing drugs, previously treatable infections become much more dangerous, the Infectious Disease Society of America warns.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Forum Finds No New York City Staph Outbreak (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- LGBT Medical Association Comments on Drug-Resistant Staph Infections (March 31, 2003)
Putting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in perspective.
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- Staph May Be Spreading Through Drug Use (March 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Antibiotic-Resistant Skin Infections Spread Among Gay Men, Also in Prison (February 7, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Cidofovir Reported Useful for Mollusca Lesions in Kids (August 22, 2000)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange