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Herpes zóster complicado con infección bacteriana necrotizante en una paciente con HIV/Sida
Herpes zoster complicated by necrotizing bacterial infection in a patient with HIV / Aids

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (3), 2021

Diagnosis of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa as a clinical mani-festation of Kaposi's sarcoma

Medwave; 20 (1), 2020
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, a rare manifestation of Kaposi’s sarcoma, is a progressive cutaneous hypertrophy caused by chronic non-filarial lymphedema secondary to obstruction of the lymphatic system that can lead to severe disfigurement of parts of the body that have gravity-dependent blood flow,...

Bacteriemia por Campylobacter jejuni en un paciente con infección por VIH en etapa SIDA

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (5), 2019
Resumen La bacteriemia es una presentación atípica de la infección por Campylobacter jejuni, y es más frecuente en pacientes con inmunodepresión avanzada debido al VIH u otras enfermedades sistémicas. Debido a la terapia anti-retroviral, en las últimas décadas el número de casos ha disminuido. P...

Vegetative chronic genital herpes with satisfactory response to imiquimod

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (2), 2019
Abstract Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2 that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral drug...

Drug therapy problems for patients with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS at a reference hospital

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of drug therapy problem in the treatment of patients with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Methods: Data were obtained through a cross-sectional study conducted between September 2015 and December 2016 at a reference hospital in infectious diseases in Belo Horiz...

Criptococosis cerebral, voriconazol, niveles plasmáticos y síndrome de reconstitución inmune: reporte de un caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (12), 2018
We report a 45-year-old male with AIDS who had a Cryptococcus neoformans central nervous system infection. He was treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate subsequently changed to voriconazole due to systemic toxicity of the former. Plasma levels of voriconazole were insufficient with a standard dose (0.7...

Thalidomide in plasma cell balanitis refractory to conventional topical treatment

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (6), 2018
Abstract: Zoon's plasma cell balanitis is a chronic genital inflammatory dermatosis that affects uncircumcised men, especially the elderly. It's characterized by painless erythematous plaques of orange hue, located on the glans penis and foreskin. Circumcision is the most effective treatment; however, it...

Factores relacionados a candidiasis oral en niños y adolescentes con VIH, caracterización de especies y susceptibilidad antifúngica

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (4), 2018
Resumen Introducción: Se desconocen los factores asociados a la candidiasis oral en población pediátrica con infección por VIH de los países en desarrollo. Objetivo: Identificar los factores asociados a la colonización por Candida, candidiasis oral y la susceptibilidad in vitro a antifúngicos, e...

Kaposi's sarcoma in persons living with HIV/AIDS: a case series in a tertiary referral hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare neoplasm with indolent progression. Since 1981, the Kaposi's sarcoma epidemic has increased as co-infection with HIV. Objectives: The study aimed to identify the clinical and demographic characteristics and therapeutic approaches in HIV/AIDS patient...

Is Visceral Leishmaniasis the same in HIV-coinfected adults?

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Visceral Leishmaniasis is the most severe form of disease caused by the Leishmania donovani complex, with significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Worse outcomes occur among HIV-positive individuals coinfected with Leishmania. It is unclear, however, if there a...