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Feb 27th, 2021 - Fetal hydrops is excessive extravasation of fluid into the third space in a fetus, which could be due to a wide differential of underlying pathology. IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked) syndrome primarily affects...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by ADA2 gene mutation that is characterized by three phenotype domains: vasculopathy and inflammation, hematological abnormality, and immunodeficiency. Most patie...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Liver involvement is well described in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and is an important prognostic marker. While multiple etiologies for liver disease have been reported, nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is being increasingly reco...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Since the establishment of highly active antiretroviral therapy, survival rates have improved among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection giving them the possibility to become transplant candidates. Recent publications revealed that...

Feb 26th, 2021 - When coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) blew up, ill-fated auguries on the collision between COVID-19 and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics loomed. Data from observational studies suggest similar incidence attacks of SAR...

Apr 9th, 2020 - "U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use" (U.S. MEC) 2016 provides evidence-based guidance for the safe use of contraceptive methods among U.S. women with certain characteristics or medical conditions (1). The U.S. MEC is adapted f...

Oct 28th, 2019 - BACKGROUND Results of an earlier analysis of a trial of the M72/AS01E candidate vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed that in infected adults, the vaccine provided 54.0% protection against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease, without...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Recent findings have suggested an association between pubic hair grooming and self-reported history of sexually transmitted infection (STI), specifically gonococcal infection (GC), chlamydial infection (CT), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...

Jul 12th, 2019 - Our objective was to compare obesity prevalence among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults receiving care and the U.S. general population and identify obesity correlates among HIV-infected men and women. Cross-sectional data was col...

Jun 30th, 2019 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should be considered in any patient with unusual or recurrent serious infections without another cause, especially in those with risk factors for HIV infection.

Feb 27th, 2021 - Fetal hydrops is excessive extravasation of fluid into the third space in a fetus, which could be due to a wide differential of underlying pathology. IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked) syndrome primarily affects...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by ADA2 gene mutation that is characterized by three phenotype domains: vasculopathy and inflammation, hematological abnormality, and immunodeficiency. Most patie...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Liver involvement is well described in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and is an important prognostic marker. While multiple etiologies for liver disease have been reported, nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is being increasingly reco...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Since the establishment of highly active antiretroviral therapy, survival rates have improved among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection giving them the possibility to become transplant candidates. Recent publications revealed that...

Feb 26th, 2021 - When coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) blew up, ill-fated auguries on the collision between COVID-19 and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics loomed. Data from observational studies suggest similar incidence attacks of SAR...

Jan 3rd, 2021 - Adults with primary immunodeficiency (PID) and symptomatic secondary immunodeficiency (SID) are at risk of greater morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 compared with the general population, a new study suggests. The findings were published in the...

Nov 22nd, 2020 - Patients with a primary humoral immunodeficiency (PID) are 91% more likely to have a psychiatric disorder and 84% more likely to exhibit suicidal behavior, compared against those without the condition, new research shows. Results showed that this ...

Oct 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases range from mild illness to death, according to a small case series. "We were first surprised that we had only a few cases considering how ...

Oct 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases range from mild illness to death, according to a small case series. "We were first surprised that we had only a few cases considering how ...

Jul 6th, 2020 - LONDON (Reuters) - The global fight against AIDS was faltering even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this newly-emerged viral disease is now threatening to put progress against HIV back by 10 years or more, the United Nations said on Monday. "The...