HIV Infection Disorder

Resources for Patients and Caregivers

HIV causes AIDS and interferes with the body’s ability to fight infections.

The virus can be transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids.

Within a few weeks of HIV infection, flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, and fatigue can occur. Then the disease is usually asymptomatic until it progresses to AIDS. AIDS symptoms include weight loss, fever or night sweats, fatigue, and recurrent infections.

No cure exists for AIDS, but strict adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) can dramatically slow the disease’s progress, prevent secondary infections and complications, and prolong life.

Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: 22-HIV Infection Disorder
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Progression: Life expectancy averages 10 years after HIV infection unless treated.
Causes:HIV-AiDs attacks the immune system leading to progressively less resistance to other infections
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Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers

4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED

The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis

Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.

Cytomegalovirus associated rectal ulcer as manifestation of primary HIV infection
by Silvia Espina Cadena on January 24, 2022
We present the case of a 40-year-old male sent for fatigue, mild weight loss and rectal bleeding for 2 months, neither fever nor diarrhea. He referred unprotected intercourse. Blood test revealed mild elevation of transaminases. We requested serologies, with positive CMV IgG and CMV plasma levels of 47UI/ml (PCR), and a negative result of the rest of hepatotropic viruses. Abdominal ultrasound was normal and during colonoscopy we observed an ulcer in lower rectum, with negative biopsies for...
IFI27 is a potential therapeutic target for HIV infection
by Huijuan Huang on January 24, 2022
CONCLUSION: The above results provided potential target genes for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV + patients. IFI27 may be associated with the progression of HIV infection and may be a powerful target for immunotherapy.
Mycobacterial skin infection
by Giulia Gardini on January 24, 2022
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this article is to review the most recent evidences concerning mycobacterial skin infections, limiting the period of literature research to 2020-2021.
Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Esophageal Candidiasis in Cirrhosis: An Observational Study With Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (CANDID-VIEW)
by Nipun Verma on January 24, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: EC is not a rare infection in cirrhosis patients, and it may predispose to invasive candidiasis and untimely deaths. Alcohol binge, HCC, UGI bleed, ACLF, diabetes, and higher MELD are the independent predictors of EC in cirrhosis. At-risk patients with cirrhosis or those with deglutition symptoms should be rapidly screened and treated for EC.