Skin aging in AIDS patients

To evaluate the histomorphometric skin changes over aging patients with autopsied AIDS. In 29 skin fragments of autopsied elderly patients (aged over 50) and non-elderly with AIDS was assessed epidermal thickness, the number of layers and the diameter of cells and the percentage of collagen and elastic fibers in the dermis, number and morphology of Langerhans cells (LC). Statistical analysis was performed by SigmaStat ® 2.03 program. The thickness of the epidermis (92.55 x 158.94 μm), the number of layers (7 x 9 layers) and the diameter of the cells (13.27 x 17.6 μm) were statistically lower among the elderly.

Source: Annals of Diagnostic Pathology - August 11, 2016 Category: Pathology Authors: Grace Kelly Naves de Aquino Favarato, Aline Cristina Souza da Silva, L ívia Ferreira Oliveira, Mara Lúcia da Fonseca Ferraz, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Camila Lourencini Cavellani Source Type: research