Chronic persistent infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) is common in patients with advanced HIV disease and is a Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-defined index infection in establishing an AIDS diagnosis.
Lesions may appear as grouped blisters that rupture, crust, and heal in 7 to 10 days. Once severely immunosuppressed, HIV-infected persons often experience chronic lesions [...]
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection caused by two species of Bartonella - B. henselae and B. quintana. These bacteria are extremely difficult to culture. One of the agents causing bacillary angiomatosis, B. henselae, is associated with cat scratch disease. Cat exposure and cat scratches are risk factors for acquiring bacillary angiomatosis.
Visceral disease may include [...]
Infectious cutaneous conditions
Staphylococcus aureus infections
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacterial skin infection in persons with HIV disease.
Bullous impetigo. Bullous impetigo is most common in hot, humid weather, presenting as very superficial blisters or erosions, most commonly seen in the groin or axilla.
Ecthyma is an eroded or superficially ulcerated lesion with an adherent crust. Purulent [...]
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