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Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
On-line version ISSN 2078-6751
Print version ISSN 1608-9693
Abstract
KOCH, Karen. Photosensitive disorders in HIV. South. Afr. j. HIV med. (Online) [online]. 2017, vol.18, n.1, pp.1-5. ISSN 2078-6751. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v18i1.676.
Photosensitive disorders are common, affecting up to 5% of HIV-positive patients. HIV itself induces photosensitivity but photoaggravated drug reactions, porphyria cutanea tarda and nutritional disorders such as pellagra are also more common in patients with HIV. In South Africa, actinic lichenoid leukomelanoderma of HIV is a unique photosensitive disorder which is associated with advanced HIV. It is important to be able to recognise these conditions and withdraw photosensitising medications wherever possible.