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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37965793/epidemiology-clinical-profiles-and-prognostic-value-of-covid-19-related-cutaneous-manifestations-in-african-populations-a-rapid-narrative-review
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REVIEW
Peter S Nyasulu, Jacques L Tamuzi
BACKGROUND: Skin manifestations' true prognostic value, and clinical and epidemiological pictures in SARS-CoV-2 infection in African populations are poorly described and understudied. More familiarity with COVID-19 cutaneous manifestations may aid in early clinical diagnosis or guide prognosis. METHODS: In this literature review, we looked for potential studies published from December 2019 to March 2023 on COVID-19 cutaneous lesions in African populations. Our key questions were focused on the prognostic values of cutaneous manifestations related to COVID-19...
November 15, 2023: International Journal of Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37945364/psoriatic-presentation-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mia R Woloszyn, Robert F Duffy, Warren R Heymann
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a potentially life-threatening single-stranded RNA lentivirus that attacks the body's immune system by infecting CD4 T lymphocytes. If untreated, HIV infection can progress to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).1.2 With the US prevalence of around 12.6 per 100,000 individuals, HIV positivity remains undiagnosed among much of the population.3 The most common presentation of HIV includes flu-like manifestations, such as fever, malaise, diarrhea, weight loss, headache, and muscle aches; however, it is also known to present as other diseases, including psoriasis...
2023: Skinmed
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37919962/spurious-presentation-of-pulmonary-kaposi-sarcoma-as-unresolved-pneumonia-led-to-fatal-outcome
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Baldeep Kaur Mann, Carlos D'Assumpcao, Lawrence Okumoto, Shatha Aboaid, Ayham Abooed, Everardo Cobos, Arash Heidari
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative neoplasia caused by infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). It typically presents with mucocutaneous involvement, but it can be disseminated. Initial presentation with primarily pulmonary KS is rare. We present a case of a 32-year-old male with untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosed 1 year before presentation who developed progressively worsening cough and shortness of breath for 6 months. He was hospitalized twice and treated for unresolved pneumonia in an outside hospital...
2023: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37889305/-clinical-picture-causative-agents-and-diagnostics-of-dermatomycoses
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pietro Nenoff, Esther Klonowski, Silke Uhrlaß, Shyam B Verma, Peter Mayser
Dermatomycoses affect free skin, hairy scalp, fingernails and toenails. In addition, oral mucosa and genital mucosa can also be affected by fungal infections. The most common pathogens causing skin fungal infections are dermatophytes. They are responsible for, among others, tinea corporis, tinea capitis and onychomycosis (tinea unguium). Mainly anthropophilic dermatophytes are found as pathogens. In the case of tinea capitis-at least in Europe and in German-speaking countries-zoophilic skin fungi must also be considered...
October 27, 2023: Dermatologie (Heidelb)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37888212/osteoarticular-sporotrichosis-of-the-knee-caused-by-sporothrix-brasiliensis-two-similar-cases-with-different-outcomes
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Bruno Ivanovinsky Costa de Sousa, Livia Cristina Fonseca Ferreira, Marcella Morgado Ramiro de Lima, Juliana Dos Santos Barbosa Netto, Guis Saint-Martin Astacio, Andréa Reis Bernardes-Engemann, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas
Sporotrichosis is the most frequent subcutaneous or implantation mycosis in Latin America, and its transmission occurs as a result of traumatic inoculation into the skin by organic matter containing the thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Sporothrix . Although cutaneous forms are more common, another important site is the osteoarticular system, whose hematogenous involvement is commonly associated with disseminated forms, especially in people who have an immunosuppressive condition, such as HIV/AIDS, chronic steroid use, and alcohol abuse...
September 23, 2023: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37861674/people-with-hiv-at-the-end-of-life-and-their-next-of-kin-loved-ones-are-willing-to-participate-in-interventional-hiv-cure-related-research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samuel O Ndukwe, Hursch Patel, Brittany Shelton, Susanna Concha-Garcia, Cheryl Dullano, Stephanie Solso, Steven Hendrickx, Patricia K Riggs, Thomas J Villa, Andy Kaytes, Jeff Taylor, Susan J Little, David Lessard, Anish K Arora, Cecilia T Costiniuk, Shadi Eskaf, Davey M Smith, Sara Gianella, Karine Dubé
INTRODUCTION: The Last Gift study at the University of California San Diego, United States enrolls terminally ill people with HIV (PWH) in HIV cure research. METHODS: From 2017 - 2022, we conducted surveys with Last Gift participants and their next-of-kin/loved ones to evaluate willingness to participate in different types of HIV cure research at the end of life. We analyzed willingness data descriptively. RESULTS: We surveyed 17 Last Gift participants and 17 next-of-kin/loved ones...
October 18, 2023: AIDS
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37846262/from-simple-to-sinister-kaposi-sarcoma-masquerading-as-a-subconjunctival-hemorrhage
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Nur Syazwani Redzuwan, Nor Azita Ahmad Tarmizi, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin
A young male in his early 30s presented with spontaneous left eye redness for three months associated with blood-stained eye discharge. There was no history of trauma, blood dyscrasias, or anticoagulant intake. On examination, visual acuity was normal in both eyes. An anterior segment examination of the left eye showed subconjunctival hemorrhage with a fleshy bright red conjunctival mass hidden in the inferotemporal fornix. Other parts of the ocular examination including the contralateral eye were unremarkable...
September 2023: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37832074/a-retrospective-study-of-kaposi-s-sarcoma-in-hotan-region-of-xinjiang-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hong Liang Yang, Feng He, Aibibai Jielili, Zhi Rong Zhang, Zhi Yong Cui, Jin Hua Wang, Hai Tao Guo
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 1994, Chang and Moore discovered Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus for the first time in KS lesions in AIDS patients. KS is a low-grade mesenchymal neoplasm of blood and lymphatic vessels that primarily affects the skin, although the disease may become disseminated to the lymphatic system, lungs, airways, or abdominal viscera. In this research, clinical characteristics and treatment of patients of Kaposi sarcoma were retrospectively analyzed in Hotan District, Xinjiang China...
October 13, 2023: Medicine (Baltimore)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37829352/clinical-presentation-of-monkeypox-in-patients-with-different-hiv-serostatus-two-cases-from-bulgaria-a-case-report
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Daniel Toshkov Ivanov, Nina Stoyanova Yancheva, Trifon Kostadinov Valkov
Monkeypox is an emerging zoonosis that has been declared a public health threat due to its spread outside of endemic areas. We present two cases of monkeypox: one involving a 39-year-old male patient living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy with detectable viraemia and a low CD4 count, and another involving a 44-year-old male, negative for HIV, who visited our Diagnostic and Consultative Unit with a new-onset skin rash. Both individuals identify as men who have sex with men and had travelled abroad before the disease onset...
2023: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37720122/a-peculiar-presentation-of-syphilis-as-a-mysterious-rash-a-dermatological-dilemma
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Priscila Lopez, Ifeoma Kwentoh, Mario Valdez Imbert
A renowned poet in the ancient city of Verona by the name of Girolamo Fracastoro coined the term syphilis in 1530. The stigma and shame that embodied this affliction has been time immemorial and disabling for patients. The hypothesis of the spread from the warm tropics of west and central Africa to the Iberian Peninsula accompanied by the slave trade has been a tale for centuries. Malignant syphilis is a rare skin manifestation of Treponema pallidum infection and a variant of secondary syphilis. The rash is frequently associated with HIV-infected patients, often with low cluster differentiation 4 (CD4) cell count...
September 2023: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37711267/hiv-patient-with-a-complicated-and-unique-presentation-of-the-monkeypox-virus
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Prachi Patel, Bhavi Purohit
Monkeypox virus presents a concerning challenge, as it is known for its ability to spread through a diverse range of transmission routes, including established pathways like direct contact and shared living spaces, with the spectrum of potential methods appearing to be limitless. This immunocompromised 43-year-old HIV patient presented to the emergency department (ED) in the United States with shortness of breath, cough, and painful lesions for several months. Numerous consults and a full panel of testing revealed an odd case of the monkeypox virus that strayed away from the predefined classifications for the disease...
September 2023: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37691387/effectiveness-and-safety-of-risankizumab-in-hiv-patients-with-psoriasis-a-case-series
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Diego Orsini, Fabio S Maramao, Luigi Gargiulo, Luciano Ibba, Francesco Piscazzi, Alessia Pacifico, Alessandra Latini, Laura Gianserra, Antonio Cristaudo, Antonio Costanzo, Alessandra Narcisi
Biological therapies represent the gold-standard treatment of severe forms of plaque psoriasis. However, people living with HIV are often under-treated for psoriasis because very limited data are available on the use of biologics in this population. We report four cases of patients affected by HIV and moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, all treated with risankizumab, a monoclonal antibody that selectively targets interleukin-23. After 16 weeks, all patients experienced complete or almost complete skin clearance without any adverse events...
September 10, 2023: International Journal of STD & AIDS
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37544309/cause-specific-mortality-by-county-race-and-ethnicity-in-the-usa-2000-19-a-systematic-analysis-of-health-disparities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
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BACKGROUND: Large disparities in mortality exist across racial-ethnic groups and by location in the USA, but the extent to which racial-ethnic disparities vary by location, or how these patterns vary by cause of death, is not well understood. We aimed to estimate age-standardised mortality by racial-ethnic group, county, and cause of death and describe the intersection between racial-ethnic and place-based disparities in mortality in the USA, comparing patterns across health conditions...
September 23, 2023: Lancet
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37525809/a-giant-eyelid-molluscum-contagiosum-revealing-an-hiv-infection-a-case-report-and-literature-review
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Amer Alghamdi, Yousef S Alghamdi, Hany Hanafi, Mohamed M Karami, Waleed Khayyat, Reem M Hersi, Nada K Naaman
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common benign cutaneous viral infection. It can affect any part of the skin with a high propensity for facial skin, especially in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients with low CD4 count. We report a case of a 16-year-old female patient who presented with a giant isolated right upper eyelid MC lesion that served as the first clinical indicator of her HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A final diagnosis of MC was made based on the history, clinical findings, and histopathological examination...
June 2023: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37496761/a-comprehensive-review-on-hiv-associated-dermatologic-manifestations-from-epidemiology-to-clinical-management
#35
REVIEW
Zeinab Mohseni Afshar, Azadeh Goodarzi, Seyed Naser Emadi, Ronak Miladi, Safoura Shakoei, Alireza Janbakhsh, Zeinab Aryanian, Parvaneh Hatami
Dermatological disorders are among the most prevalent manifestations of HIV infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this review, we aimed to characterize the various dermatologic presentations among HIV-infected patients with a detailed categorization of the mucocutaneous signs and symptoms, their etiopathogenic factors, and clinical management. In fact, cutaneous manifestations of HIV are quite various, ranging from AIDS-specific skin eruptions (xerosis, pruritic papular eruptions, eosinophilic folliculitis, and acne), opportunistic infections (herpes simplex, molluscum contagiosum, cutaneous leishmaniasis, bacillary angiomatosis, disseminated histoplasmosis, disseminated cryptococcosis, and zoster) to AIDS-related malignancies (Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and nonmelanoma skin cancers) and antiretroviral therapy (ART)-associated drug eruptions...
2023: International Journal of Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37484558/control-of-porphyria-cutanea-tarda-with-anti-il-17-secukinumab-in-a-person-with-psoriasis-living-with-hiv
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Helbies Bedier, Stéphane Isnard, Réjean Thomas, Jean-Pierre Routy
A 65-year-old woman successfully treated for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C virus was diagnosed with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) and treated by phlebotomies. She developed extensive psoriatic skin lesions resistant to topical treatments and methotrexate. She then received the anti-interleukin-17 (IL-17) secukinumab (Cosentyx) which improved her psoriatic skin lesions. Unexpectedly, her PCT skin lesions healed, allowing phlebotomy discontinuation over 2 years. Without lesions, the patient decided to discontinue secukinumab, leading to the recurrence of psoriatic and PCT skin lesions, which were controlled upon therapeutical rechallenge...
July 2023: Oxford Medical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37471451/mesenchymal-stem-cells-and-regenerative-therapy-with-bilateral-gracilis-flaps-for-perineal-reconstruction-of-a-wound-infection-in-the-setting-of-anal-squamous-cell-carcinoma
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matthew F Garcia, Kirti K Tiwari, Julian L Gendreau, Pamela L Burgess, Philippe Taupin, Eric D Martin
Many patients are affected by HIV/AIDS, and these conditions are highly prevalent worldwide. Patients with HIV/AIDS can experience debilitating wound infections that often require flap reconstruction and become challenging for surgeons to treat. In the past 5 years, mesenchymal stem cells have been tested and used as regenerative therapy to promote the growth of tissues throughout the body because of their ability to successfully promote cellular mitogenesis. To the authors' knowledge, the use of mesenchymal stem cell grafting following necrosis of a myocutaneous gracilis flap (as part of perineal wound reconstruction) has never been reported in the literature...
August 1, 2023: Advances in Skin & Wound Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37468910/cytomegalovirus-colitis-unmasking-human-immunodeficiency-virus-infection-as-a-cause-of-iga-vasculitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alice Bartoletti, Paolo Delvino, Marco Minetto, Alessandra Milanesi, Emanuele Bozzalla Cassione, Verdiana Serena Quadrelli, Ombretta Luinetti, Sara Monti, Carlomaurizio Montecucco
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a protean clinical picture, in rare instances manifesting as systemic autoimmune disorders such as vasculitides. HIV-induced autoimmune diseases often do not respond well to systemic immunosuppressive therapy. Opportunistic infections may occur in patients with either acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or heavy immunosuppressive treatment, and can further complicate the clinical presentation. CASE PRESENTATION: A patient presenting with immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis (IgAV) with treatment-refractory purpuric skin rash and suspect intestinal vasculitis was discovered to have AIDS...
July 19, 2023: AIDS Research and Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37464736/clinicopathological-and-molecular-approaches-to-the-diagnosis-of-oral-lesions-in-mpox-case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Velia Ramírez-Amador, Alexia Figueroa-Ramos, Pedro Valencia-Mayoral, Angélica Mayo-Rangel, Gabriela Anaya-Saavedra
Mpox virus infection (MPXV) has recently been recognized as a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. While several studies have described the clinical characteristics of MPXV-oral lesions, there remains a dearth of information regarding the histological and ultrastructural oral findings. A 24-year-old HIV-positive man presented with a shallow ulcer, covered by a fibrinoid membrane, and surrounded by an erythematous halo in the hard and soft palate. The clinical appearance of the lesion raised suspicion of a viral infection; thus, the diagnosis was based on histological and electronic microscopy findings and confirmed by RT-PCR testing in the skin specimen...
July 18, 2023: International Journal of STD & AIDS
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37457540/are-we-moving-from-symptomatic-to-asymptomatic-syphilis-a-retrospective-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ravneet Kaur, Sharang Gupta, Rishu Sarangal, Dimple Chopra, Harmeet Singh
BACKGROUND: Syphilis remains a global health problem with recent reports of resurgence from various parts of the world. We undertook this study to analyze the current epidemiological and clinical trends of syphilis in our part of the country. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: To analyze the changing trends in clinical presentation of syphilis and the current status of HIV/AIDS-syphilis co-infection in our area. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a hospital-based retrospective analysis of records of sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients enrolled in "Suraksha clinic" in the department of Skin and VD at a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India...
2023: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
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