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HIV-Positive Organ TransplantResearch supports liver and kidney transplantation in patients with HIV infection, but referral rates are low.
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Schistosoma mansoni Colitis in an AIDS PatientA 33-year-old man from the Ivory Coast (who had been living in the United States for the past 8 years) received a diagnosis of AIDS when he presented with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. His CD4+ cell count was 6/µL, and his HIV RNA level was 575,000 copies/mL. He also presented with altered sensorium and seizure activity and was found to have obstructive hydrocephalus and ring-enhancing lesions in both cerebellar hemispheres and basal ganglia. Results of polymerase chain reaction testing of cerebrospinal fluid for Toxoplasma gondii were positive, and treatment for toxoplasmosis was started. A ventricular-peritoneal shunt was placed.
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Extensive Development of Flat Warts as a Cutaneous Manifestation of Immune Reconstitution SyndromeCutaneous manifestations of immune recovery in response to highly active antiretroviral therapy may account for up to 54% to 78% of the clinical presentations of the immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS)
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Lymphoma Presenting as Cranial Nerve Neuropathies in HIV-Infected PatientsPatients with HIV infection are at increased risk for several types of malignancy. After Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the second most common HIV-associated cancer.1
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Expanding HIV Testing: Overcoming Physician BarriersIn a recent AIDS Reader editorial, Joel E. Gallant called for clinicians who treat persons with HIV/AIDS to “become vocal advocates for routine HIV screening,
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Psychiatric Aspects of Comorbid HIV/AIDS and Pain, Part 2Pain is recognized as a significant disability in HIV-infected persons.
