Table 4: Types of skin disorders in HIV infected children and degree of immunosuppression.
|
Category of Skin Disease |
Mild CD4% > 25% N = 223 (%) |
Moderate CD4% 15-24.9% N = 223 (%) |
Severe CD4% < 15 % N = 223 (%) |
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|
|
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
χ2 |
P value |
|
Infections and Infestations |
16 (7.1) |
207 (92.9) |
14 (6.3) |
209 (93.7) |
93 (41.7) |
130 (58.3) |
4.02 |
0.14 |
|
Viral |
5 (2.2) |
218 (97.8) |
4 (1.8) |
219 (98.2) |
31 (13.9) |
192 (86.1) |
3.82 |
0.16 |
|
Fungal |
5 (2.2) |
218 (97.8) |
7 (3.2) |
216 (96.8) |
42 (18.9) |
181 (81.2) |
6.95 |
0.03** |
|
Parasitic |
2 (0.9) |
221 (99.1) |
1 (0.4) |
222 (99.6) |
5 (2.2) |
218 (97.8) |
# |
1.00 |
|
Bacterial |
4 (1.8) |
219 (98.2) |
2 (0.9) |
221 (99.1) |
15 (6.7) |
208 (93.3) |
# |
0.89 |
|
Inflammatory |
11 (4.9) |
212 (95.1) |
7 (3.2) |
216 (96.8) |
28 (12.6) |
195 (87.4) |
0.32 |
0.89 |
|
Miscellaneous |
2 (0.9) |
221 (99.1) |
2 (0.9) |
221 (99.1) |
9 (4.0) |
214 (96.0) |
# |
1.00 |
n number of subjects, % percentage, # Fishers exact test, χ2 chi square, **significant