HIV testing in Scottish dermatology, a national audit

HIV testing in dermatology – a national audit

“…3 An audit in 2012 compared the practice of HIV testing by UK dermatologists against national guidelines published by the British HIV Association (BHIVA). 4,5 These guidelines advise testing for HIV in all patients with severe/recalcitrant psoriasis or seborrhoeic dermatitis, multi-dermatomal/recalcitrant herpes zoster and suspected Kaposi's sarcoma. Rating the likelihood of HIV testing for specific skin conditions between 1 and 10 (1 ¼ never test, 10 ¼ always test), severe/recalcitrant psoriasis scored 5, and both severe/recalcitrant seborrhoeic dermatitis and multi-dermatomal/recalcitrant herpes zoster scored 7.…”