Skin manifestations in HIV positive patients

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Kožne promjene u HIV pozitivnih bolesnika
• Author: Raissa Khirddine
• Mentor: Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić (mentor)
• Committee member: Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Mihael Skerlev (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Krešimir Kostović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2017-07-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Dermatovenerology

Abstract

The HIV epidemic is a global health challenge and the epidemic is still growing nowadays. This disease doesn’t affect only individuals, but entire households, communities, and carry an economic burden at the level of economic development and growth of a nation. Unfortunately, most of the people that are at risk of the HIV infection or are already seropositive, live in the developing world where prevention, care, and treatment are still not in line with the severity of the problem. The HIV infection can be the source of a tremendous number of health issues related to the immunodeficiency that it confers to the persons affected. Dermatologic manifestation in HIV positive individuals, are part of the wide spectrum of illnesses that go along this retroviral infection. Virtually, all skin conditions that the general population is susceptible to develop can affect the HIV positive population with greater concern, in terms of therapeutic measures and probable complications. A variety of neoplastic, infectious, and noninfectious diseases can produce cutaneous manifestations throughout the course of HIV disease. These manifestations may occur more frequently than in persons without HIV infection and may be less responsive to usual treatment modalities. Although no cure is still available, a wide range of therapy exist to treat the various disease and complications, and improve the quality of life of HIV patients.

Abstract (croatian)

Epidemija HIV-a je globalni zdravstveni izazov, a epidemija je i dalje u porastu. Ta bolest ne utječe samo na pojedince, već na sva domaćinstva, zajednice i nosi ekonomski teret na razini gospodarskog razvoja i rasta neke nacije. Nažalost, većina ljudi koji su u opasnosti od HIV infekcije ili su već seropozitivni, žive u zemljama u razvoju gdje prevencija, skrb i liječenje još uvijek nisu u skladu s težinom problema. HIV infekcija može biti izvor velikog broja zdravstvenih problema povezanih s imunodeficijencijom osobama koje su njom inficirane. Kožne promjene kod HIV pozitivnih osoba dio su širokog spektra bolesti koje idu uz ovu retrovirusnu infekciju. Gotovo svim kožnim bolestima koje se mogu javiti u općoj populaciji podložne su i osobe koje su HIV pozitivne, ali tu je potreban oprez zbog eventualnih terapijskih pristupa i mogućih komplikacija. Brojne neoplastičke bolesti, infektivne i neinfektivne bolesti mogu uzrokovati kožne promjene u svim stadijima HIV bolesti. Te kožne promjene se kod njih češće pojavljuju nego u osoba koje nisu HIV pozitivne i imaju slabiji odgovor na uobičajenu terapiju. Iako još uvijek nije dostupan lijek, postoji širok spektar terapije za liječenje različitih bolesti i komplikacija te poboljšanje kvalitete života pacijenata s HIV-om.

• Keywords: HIV; AIDS; infections; neoplasm; treatment
• Keywords (croatian): HIV; AIDS; infekcije; neoplazma; liječenje
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:372624
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-04-27 09:08:35