Human immunodeficiency virus infection presenting with chronic actinic dermatitis: A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 664-667

  Wong, Su Ni ^a   Khoo, S W ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Photodistribution; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; STEROID; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STEROID THERAPY; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0035692402     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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