@article{fdi:010071359,
  title = {{M}ucocutaneous manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus ({HIV})-infected patients in {N}ouakchott, {M}auritania},
  author = {{B}oushab, {B}. {M}. and {F}all, {F}. {Z}. {M}. and {V}adel, {T}kocm and {M}elainine, {M}loc and {M}aazouz, {M}. {V}. and {S}avadogo, {M}. and {B}asco, {L}eonardo},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground{M}ucocutaneous manifestations are one of the first clinical signs in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus ({HIV}). {T}o the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous study describing dermatologic manifestations in {M}auritanians infected with {HIV}. {T}he aim of the present study was to determine the profiles of mucocutaneous manifestations in relation to {CD}4 {T} cell count in {HIV}-positive {M}auritanian patients. {M}ethods{A} total of 86 adult patients aged > 18 years old attending the {A}mbulatory {T}reatment {C}enter of the {N}ational {H}ospital of {N}ouakchott, {M}auritania, with newly diagnosed {HIV} and who were not under antiretroviral treatment were included in the study in 2015. {D}ermatologic manifestations were documented before initiating antiretroviral treatment. {R}esults{M}ost of the included patients were in clinical stage 3 of the {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization classification at initial diagnosis, with the mean {CD}4 {T} cell count ( {SD}) of 514 +/- 319 cells/mm(3) (range, 2-1328 cells/mm(3)), and 19 of 86 (22.1%) patients had {CD}4 {T} cell counts below 200 cells/mm(3). {M}ore than half (64%) of newly diagnosed {HIV}-infected patients had dermatoses, including the following: pruritic papular eruption (44.2%), seborrheic dermatitis (4.7%), {K}aposi's sarcoma (3.5%), extensive xerosis cutis (2.3%), drug-induced skin reactions (1.2%), and various infectious dermatoses (dermatophyte infections [16.3%], oral candidiasis [11.6%], herpes zoster [8.1%], and scabies [2.3%]). {A} low {CD}4 {T} cell count (< 200 cells/mm(3)) was significantly correlated ({P} < 0.05) with the presence of following dermatoses: dermatophytosis, oral candidiasis, {K}aposi's sarcoma, seborrheic dermatitis, and extensive xerosis cutis. {C}onclusion{M}ucocutaneous lesions occur throughout the course of {HIV} infection, and dermatologic findings in {M}auritanian {HIV}-positive patients are similar to those of patients in other countries. {E}arly detection of skin disorders in some patients may help establish the diagnosis of {HIV} and management of {HIV}-associated diseases, limiting the cost of care in low-resource countries.},
  keywords = {{MAURITANIE} ; {NOUAKCHOTT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {D}ermatology},
  volume = {56},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1421--1424},
  ISSN = {0011-9059},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/ijd.13737},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071359},
}