Background. Skin diseases associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are associated with significant\nmorbidity andmortality. In resource-limited settings, nondermatologists and lay health care providers on the front line of HIV care\nprovide much of the treatment for these conditions. Objective. To evaluate guidelines for treatment of HIV-related skin conditions\nand assess their accessibility, comprehensiveness, and quality of evidence employed. Methods. A review was undertaken of all\nnational and society guidelines which included treatment information on the ten highest burden HIV-related skin conditions. The\nsearch strategy included gray and peer-reviewed literature. Results. Of 430 potential guidelines, 86 met inclusion criteria, and only\n2 were written specifically to address HIV-related skin diseases as a whole. Treatment information for HIV-related skin conditions\nwas embedded within guidelines written for other purposes, primarily HIV/AIDs treatment guidelines (49%). Development of\nguidelines relied either partially or completely on expert opinion (62%). Only 16% of guidelines used gradation of evidence quality\nand these were primarily from high-income countries (
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