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Skin Complications (Dermatological Issues)
The Basics
- Skin Conditions Relating to HIV Infection (Regularly Updated)
From DermNet NZ
- Molluscum (May 22, 2008)
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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
- Molluscum Contagiosum (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
- Skin Problems (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Skin Rash (May 2005)
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From AIDSinfo
- 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
- What Are MRSA and VRE? (December 30, 2003)
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)
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
- The Skin and HIV (February 1997)
From Positive News
News & Research
- 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)
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
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