Acne and HIV Infection

Title: Acne Is Not a Stigma of HIV Infection: A Review of 36 Patients.
Author:
Almagro M
Publication: Dermatology. 2005;211(2):114-7.

A study of 335 HIV-infected patients showed that 80% have mild to moderate acne. However, 85% of these patients already have acne either during adolescence or before HIV infection. The authors concluded that there are no link between HIV and acne.







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