Tinea capitis in two black African adults with HIV infection

Authors: LATEUR¹; ANDRÉ¹; DE MAUBEUGE,¹; PONCIN¹; SONG¹

Source: British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 140, Number 4, April 1999 , pp. 722-724(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Tinea capitis is rare in adults, although a few cases have been described in HIV-infected patients. We present two cases in black African adults who were HIV positive. In one, the condition led to the diagnosis of HIV infection. It is possible that the rarity of tinea capitis in HIV-positive adults could be related to increased colonization of their scalp by Pityrosporum (Malassezia) spp. In patients well controlled with an antiviral therapy, the treatment of tinea capitis seems no more difficult than in non-immunosuppressed patients. There is possibly a relation between clinical presentation and degree of immunodeficiency.

Keywords: HIV-positive adults; Pityrosporum (Malassezia) spp; tinea capitis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02778.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology, CHU Saint Pierre,Free University of Brussels, 129 Boulevard de Waterloo, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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