Gastrointestinal Diseases Associated with HIV Infection

Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Diseases Associated with HIV Infection

Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular medical problems as established by interpretation and collation of scientifically valid research, derived from extensive review of published literature. When data are not available that will withstand objective scrutiny, a recommendation may be made based on a consensus of experts. Guidelines are intend...

Amyloidosis associated with HIV infection.

Vasculitides associated with HIV infection.

The manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are protean and vasculitides are one of the less common but nonetheless important consequences. A wide range of vasculitides can be encountered, ranging from vasculitis resulting from specific infective agents to a non-specific vasculitis. Among the infective causes, cytomegalovirus and tuberculosis are probably the most common....

Association of Myeloperoxidase -463 G/A Polymorphism with Clinical Outcome of Helicobacter Pylori infection in Iranian Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases

Background: Polymorphisms in the immune related genes are important in the clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection. Myeloperoxidase -463 G/A polymorphism has been shown to reduce enzyme expression and activity. Objective: the aim of the present study is to investigate the association of myeloperoxidase G-463A polymor-phism with clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection. Method...

Epstein-Barr virus infection and gastrointestinal diseases

Epstein-Barr is a member of the herpesvirus family that infects more than 90% of the world‘s population. Although primary infection typically occurs within the first few years of life or in adolescence and is generally asymptomatic or results in infectious mononucleosis respectively, in some cases the virus is implicated with the development of a large spectrum of gastrointestinal malignant and...