Skin Complications (Dermatological Issues)

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The Basics

Skin Conditions Relating to HIV Infection (Regularly Updated)
From DermNet NZ
Molluscum (April 22, 2011)
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From AIDS InfoNet
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
Skin Problems (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Molluscum Contagiosum (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Skin Rash (October 2005)
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From AIDSinfo
So Your Facility Has CA-MRSA (July/August 2004)
[Archived Article]
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
Ask the Expert: Skin/Soft Tissue Infection in a Patient With HIV (July/August 2004)
[Archived Article]
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
What Are MRSA and VRE? (December 30, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A primer on two types of drug-resistant bacteria and precautions to take against infection.
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Skin Rash (March 2002)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
An interview with Toby Maurer, M.D.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The Skin and HIV (February 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Positive News

News & Research

HIV/AIDS Update -- New Intelence Labeling: Severe Skin and Hypersensitivity Reactions (August 2009)
Important drug warning.
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From Tibotec Therapeutics
Data on Staph Links Gays (January 17, 2008)
In Bay Area Reporter
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
Leprosy Emerging as Health Problem in People on HIV Treatmen in Developing World (October 24, 2006)
In The New York Times
HIV-Infected People More Likely to Get Non-AIDS-Associated Cancers Than HIV-Uninfected People (September 17, 2005)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
Putting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in perspective.
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Staph May Be Spreading Through Drug Use (March 11, 2003)
[Archived Article]
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)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Cidofovir Reported Useful for Mollusca Lesions in Kids (August 22, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange