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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Exceptional Case Report of Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in Human Immunodeficiency VirusA. S. Valan, S. Kumar, K. Ramalingam et al.Problem statement: Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, a dimorphic fungus. In patients with AIDS, skin manifestations represent the second most common site of disseminated Cryptococcosis. Approach: Mr. A 42 year old farmer was referred from Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre (VCTC) with positive HIV status to the outpatient department with one week history of … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 16 Aug 2011 · 8,278 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the keywordsCryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Hyper IgM Syndrome Due to CD40 Deficiency: Case Report and Literature ReviewMaram Al-Banyan, Abdulhadi Alqahtani, Farrukh Sheikh et al.Hyper-IgM syndrome (HIGM) due to CD40 deficiency is a very rare form of combined immunodeficiency with increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. Cryptococcus is an opportunistic infection usually affecting immunocompromised individuals. This is the first report to describe a patient with HIGM due to CD40 deficiency presenting with meningoencephalitis secondary to Cryptococcus infection. …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 22 Feb 2019 · 7,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMiliary Tuberculosis: A Case ReportZhinous Bayat Makoo, Roshanak Bayat Makoo, Omid MashrabiProblem statement: During the last years it is more than evident that the prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB), mainly in western European countries, has risen significantly. The aetiology of this phenomenon is multifactorial. Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by millet-like seeding of TB bacilli in the lung, as evidenced on chest radiography. Approach: … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2010 · 7,623 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractNeutrophil Extracellular Traps as Therapeutic Targets for Inflammatory DiseaseRory R. KoenenNeutrophilic granulocytes, or neutrophils are the most abundant circulating white blood cell and constitute a first line of defense against pathogens. They are characterized by a large polymorphic lobular nucleus and the presence of many secretory granules in their cytoplasm. Neutrophils are essential for a functional host defense, as is evidenced by the occurrence of severe infections in individuals with … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 25 Feb 2015 · 8,737 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordClinical and Sociodemographic Risk Factors for Tuberculosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected PatientsPaz-Ayar Nibardo, Jose Antonio Mata-Marin, Jesus Gaytan-Martinez et al.To identify clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with the risk of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients. A case-control study in a cohort of HIV-infected patients. Cases: patients coinfected with HIV and pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Controls: no clinical tuberculosis and PPD negative, matched for age and sex. Primary data were obtained from medical records and personal interviews. We identified 47 cases … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 30 Nov 2013 · 8,236 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Cross-sectional Study of Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Male-to-Female Transgender PeopleP.S. Saravanamurthy, P. Rajendran, Priya Maria Miranda et al.Problem statement: Designing HIV interventions requires evidence on links between behaviors and elevated transmission risk that remains scanty for male-to-female Transgender (TG) people in India. Approach: In 2007, we carried out a cross-sectional study through convenience sampling of 131 TG aged > 18years, residing in Chennai at least prior to six months of the study. Sexual practices and perception towards … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 8,370 accessesView PDFCite