Category Archives: Co-morbidities

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the most common cause of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) in human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) serotype patients and it mostly affects patients of...

Objective: To assess predictors and reported treatment strategies of HIV-related fatigue in the combined antiretroviral (cART) era. Method: Five databases were searched and reference lists of pertinent articles were checked....

Objectives:: To assess the importance of anemia in HIV-infected children in western and tropical settings. Design:: A systematic review with a descriptive component. Methods:: Four databases were searched and reference...

Objective: To review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoporosis in patients with HIV infection and discuss vitamin D deficiency and the treatment of HIV-positive patients with osteoporosis. Data Sources: A...

Background: Studies have found a relationship between decreased immunity and increased incidence of cancer. Methods: A systematic review of observational studies evaluating the incidence of cancer in both organ recipients...

OBJECTIVES: South Asians in developed countries such as the UK are at comparatively high risk of coronary heart disease for reasons which are not fully understood. One unexplored hypothesis is...