HIV AIDS

It would be a mistake to attribute all beneficial outcomes obtained from statins solely to cholesterol lowering. Statins have pleiotropic effects-that is, they are simultaneously capable of producing more than one benefit, and in cardiovascular risk reduction, they accomplish more than simply lowering cholesterol.

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HIV-positive veterans had a 48% increased risk for acute myocardial infarction compared with uninfected veterans.

Does this look like melanoma? Which is not true of Löfgren syndrome? Yoga and Afib; what cause of mental confusion? Skin lesions and HIV.. . . See if you can answer this week's quiz questions.

Millions of years of life have been saved by antiretroviral therapy. For more lives to be saved, for more years of life to be gained, patients and doctors need to be aware of the risk of HIV infection and to be amendable to screening.

This study ought to put concerns about handling and administration of donor feces to rest: the cure rate in this study of fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent C difficile approached 95%.

Gradual subungual discoloration; benign paroxysmal vertigo; thrush in HIV infection; paralyzed phrenic nerve: see if you can answer this week's 5 quiz questions.

The combination of itching massive scaling suggests the diagnosis of crusted scabies. This variety of scabies is seen in those who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised (typically HIV+). Repeated oral doses of ivermectin along with topical permethrin application were required to clear this infestation.

Here, HIV/AIDS specialist, Dr Susan Ball, answers 6 questions about HIV infection that primary care clinicians commonly ask.

Topical treatment for oral candidiasis is not as effective when there is esophageal involvement. Topical treatments include nystatin, amphotericin B solution, and miconazole tablets. Systemic therapy given orally includes the azoles, of which fluconazole remains the most effective commonly prescribed. Voriconazole is effective against some resistant strains of Candida. Echinocandins, a newer class of drugs, inhibit cell wall synthesis.

This painless, indurated ulcer is typical of the chancre of primary syphilis. This patient also had a positive RPR in a titer of 1:32.

Chlamydia trachomatis, serovar L2b-a recently discovered microbe-was the cause of atypical lymphogranuloma venereum in this HIV-positive patient.

Skills quiz: Chondrodermatitis nodularis helices; Keratoses; OSA; Parotid swelling and HIV; Limbal flush

Lymphoepithelial cysts of the parotid gland may be diagnostic of HIV infection; they are typically bilateral, benign, and associated with lymphadenopathy.

Age-based screening recommendations for chronic hepatitis C virus infection targeted to Americans born between 1945 and 1965 were announced by the CDC.

A large minority of persons with HIV infection have head and neck symptoms; parotid swellings have been noted in approximately 5% to 10% of patients with HIV-1 infection.

Disparate means of accessing marijuana complicates the evaluation of the quality, purity, and potency of cannabis.

Syphilis is often called the "great imitator." The slides that follow show syphilis in various guises-and various disorders that can mimic the cutaneous manifestations of the sexually transmitted infection.

Erythema multiforme; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; syphilis; pityriasis rosea. . . which of these disorders is the most likely cause of these macular lesions?

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema is rare. Alveolar rupture allows air to enter the pulmonary interstitium and penetrate the mediastinum.

This type 2 diabetes office-visit checklist tracks A1c, lipid, and blood pressure goals, and lets you monitor regular labs, exams, and diabetes education.

What is causing this clubbing of the fingernails, and what is it called?

A 31-year-old woman presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic, firm plaque on the forehead. Lesions of similar size and consistency were present at the nape of the neck and on the chest.

No typical clinical signature; variable serology; 10% atypical lymphocytes. Here, read more about the essentials in detection and treatment of EBV infection.

Clostridium difficile infection is a serious, life-threatening nosocomial infection that can follow on the heels of broad-spectrum antibiotic use. It affects over 500,000 Americans annually, with 15,000 deaths. Infection recurs in 15% to 25% of those initially treated successfully; infection subsequently redevelops in 40% to 50% of those an initial recurrence.

Like other chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been revolutionized by the advent of biologic agents that fundamentally alter the inappropriate inflammatory response. The most potent of these are the biologic agents, infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, and natalizumab. They also have the most dangerous side-effect profile.

A 38-year-old openly homosexual man presented with cough and multiple asymptomatic skin lesions on his face.

Here: Ted Rosen, MD, presents 5 tips about 5 skin disorders that you might not know.