• J Glob Infect Dis · Jul 2011

    Dermatology and HIV/AIDS in Africa.

    • Jenny Hu, Karen McKoy, Art Papier, Sidney Klaus, Terence Ryan, Henning Grossman, Elisante J Masenga, Aisha Sethi, and Noah Craft.
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
    • J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 1; 3 (3): 275-80.

    AbstractHuman immunodeficiency virus and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have greatly complicated dermatologic disease and the required care in most regions of Africa. Opportunistic infections, ectoparasites, Kaposi sarcoma, and skin manifestations of systemic infections are exceedingly common in patients with HIV/AIDS. Dermatologists have contributed significantly to our knowledge base about HIV/AIDS and have played an important educational role regarding the clinical manifestations historically. Because of the increased burden of skin disease in Africa due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic we must redouble our efforts to provide dermatology education to care providers in Africa. We review the burden of skin disease in Africa, how it relates to HIV/AIDS and global infectious disease, current educational strategies in Africa to address this need, and suggest potential solutions to move these efforts forward.

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