Skin manifestations of malnutrition in HIV-positive meningitis patients

[摘要] HIV infection and meningitis are diseases which are known to precipitate malnutrition. Skin manifestations of malnutrition are easy to identify. We tried to describe the skin manifestations of malnutrition in HIV-positive patients with meningitis. Patients included in the study were from a tertiary referral hospital in South India. In a cross-sectional observational design, we studied 56 adult [> 14 years] HIV-seropositive patients with meningitis by clinical assessment of skin manifestations of malnutrition. Skin wasting (31.5%), hyperpigmentation of skin (22.2%) and skin ulceration (16.4%) were the chief skin manifestations of malnutrition in HIV-positive patients with meningitis. Our study shows that certain cutaneous features of malnutrition like skin ulcers, skin wasting and hypo pigmentation are common in HIV patients with meningitis.

[学科分类] 皮肤病学

[关键词] Skin manifestations;Cutaneous manifestations;Malnutrition;HIV positive;HIV malnutrition;Meningitis malnutrition