Table 2 Mucocutaneous disorders in HIV infected children attending Care and Treatment Centres in Dar es Salaam (n= 294)

Non infectious inflammatory dermatoses

202

69

Pruritic papular eruption (PPE)

134

45.5

   Atopic dermatitis

31

10.5

Seborrheic dermatitis

24

8

Non specific dermatitis

13

4.4

Infectious dermatoses

256

87

Superficial fungal infections

118

40

Tinea capitis

47

16

Tinea unguim

31

10.5

Tinea corporis

28

9.5

Pityriasis versicolor

11

4

   Oral candidosis

11

4

Tinea cruris

1

0.3

Viral infections

68

23

   Plane warts

58

20

   Molluscun contagiosum

13

4

Herpes simplex

4

1.4

Herpes zoster

2

0.7

   Bacterial infections

36

12

Impetigo

28

9.5

Abscess

6

2.0

Cellulitis

3

1.0

Scabies

34

12

Kaposis Sarcoma

1

0.3

Drug reaction

1

0.3

Nail hyperpigmentation

1

0.3