Infectious and Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Children with HIV Infection and their Relation with the Immune Status-Evaluation of 127 Patients

: Human immunodeficiency virus infection causes changes in the immune system and disease evolution can be partially measured by levels of T CD4+ lymphocytes. Knowledge of the chronology of skin disease in relationship to the immune status of the patient may help understand the pathogenesis of AIDS. One hundred twenty‐seven children were prospectively evaluated for skin diseases and their relationship to immune status. Immunodeficiency in human immunodeficiency virus‐infected children was correlated with infectious dermatoses whereas normal CD4+ T lymphocyte levels was correlated with diseases mediated by hypersensitivity mechanisms.