Review Article

Treatment of Dermatological Conditions Associated with HIV/AIDS: The Scarcity of Guidance on a Global Scale

Table 1

Summary of national and society guidelines for the treatment of HIV-related skin conditions.

National guidelines (Type of guidelinesMethodology

Country income categoryList of countriesHIV/AIDSSTDOpportunisticGen. clinicalSingle diseaseSkin diseaseGradation of qualityScientific lit. (SL)Expert opin. (EO)SL + EOAdapted + EO

Low income (17 countries)Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe1303500007113
Middle income (24 countries)Angola, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Swaziland, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia1802500211139
High income (9 countries)Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, France, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA32302054000
Society guidelines ()7044114714234

HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines
STD: STD/STI treatment guidelines
Opportunistic: opportunistic infections treatment guidelines
Gen. clinical: standard clinical treatment guidelines
Single disease: disease-specific treatment guidelines
Skin disease: skin disease treatment guidelines
Gradation of quality: gradation of evidence quality
SL: scientific literature
EO: expert opinion
Adapted: adapted from other guidelines.