Dermatology and HIV/AIDS in Africa
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Human immunodeficiency virus and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have greatly complicated dermatologic disease and the required care in most regions of Africa. Opportunistic infections, ectoparasites, Kaposi sarcoma, and skin manifestations of systemic infections are exceedingly common in patients with HIV/AIDS. Dermatologists have contributed significantly to our knowledge base about HIV/AIDS and have played an important educational role regarding the clinical manifestations historically. Because of the increased burden of skin disease in Africa due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic we must redouble our efforts to provide dermatology education to care providers in Africa. We review the burden of skin disease in Africa, how it relates to HIV/AIDS and global infectious disease, current educational strategies in Africa to address this need, and suggest potential solutions to move these efforts forward.
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- Authors
- Craft, N., Hu, J., McKoy, K., Papier, A., Klaus, S., Ryan, T., Grossman, H., Masenga, E., & Sethi, A.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Craft, Noah
- Venue
- Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 275
- ISSN
- 0974-777X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3162816
- OpenAlex
- W2076570687
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- Journal of Global Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- HIV/AIDS, skin diseases, dermatology education, Africa, opportunistic infections, ectoparasites, Kaposi's sarcoma
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