Skin lesions

•Pruritis and folliculitis common

•kaposi’s sarcoma most frequent in homosexuals and bisexual men and far less common in intravenous drug abusers

–appear as nodular dark red or purple lesins

–frequently on head or neck, though they can occur anywhere including the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract and cause localized bleeding.

–Chemotherapy may be effective

–cryptococcus and histoplamosis may cause necrotic cutaneous ulcers or papules