Clinical and Histopathological Study of Pruritic Papular Eruptions in Hiv Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract

BACKGROUNDPruritic Papular Eruption (PPE) of HIV is the commonest cutaneous manifestation seen in HIV positive patients. PPE clinically presents as bilaterally symmetrical itchy papules over trunk and extremities especially in late stages of HIV infection posing a therapeutic challenge to the clinician for precise diagnosis and management. Aims and Objectives-The present study was aimed to separate Pruritic papular eruption of HIV (PPE) which is an independent entity that clinically resembles other dermatoses presenting as pruritic papular lesions on the basis of clinical and histopathological data and to correlate with CD4 count.