Category Archives: Co-morbidities

The impacts of antiretroviral therapy on quality of life, mental health, labor productivity, and economic wellbeing for people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries are only beginning to be measured....

The successes achieved in paediatric disease management in well-resourced countries in recent years highlight the vast divide between the care options, and ultimately survival, between developed and developing areas of...

Background: Pruritus is not the most prevalent but one of the most puzzling symptoms in palliative care patients. It can cause considerable discomfort and has a major impact on patients?...

We undertook a systematic review of 404 published cases of Castleman’s disease to identify the role of the surgeon beyond assistance in tissue-based diagnosis. Castleman’s disease is a rare primary...

Background: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) – related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare aggressive tumor. The benefits of drug therapy are established by clinical trials but it has been...

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is known to be associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The majority of lymphomas (>80%) occurring during immunosuppression are aggressive B-cell...

INTRODUCTION: In recent years, there has been growing concern about an increasing rate of cardiovascular diseases in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, which could be associated with side effects of highly...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess the currently available evidence concerning the management of dyslipidaemias in HIV-infected individuals treated with antiretroviral therapy. METHODS: Randomized trials, published within...

We sought to identify and summarize the incidence and prevalence of neuropathy among HIV patients and subgroups. A systematic search of the literature was performed using MEDLINE and EMBASE. The...

Many HIV patients develop weight loss, which increases morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the effects of testosterone therapy on lean body mass, total body weight, over-all exercise functional...

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BACKGROUND: The clinical course of diverticular disease in immunosuppressed patients is widely believed to be more severe than in the general population. In this study we systematically reviewed the literature...