Anti-cytokines autoantibodies (ACAA) are types of against soluble immune factors and may be mirrored by autoimmune disease biomarkers. The manifestation secretion these antibodies is associated to primary immunodeficiency (PID), but also directly or indirectly related infectious occurrence, which could assumed as a consequence cytokine deficiency

Mycobacterium haemophilum was isolated from wrist and ankle aspirates as the organism responsible for tenosynovitis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Mycobacterium isolates recovered from synovial fluid were identified as hemin requiring by their failure to grow on subculture unless the medium was supplemented with hemin. M. haemophilum is of low virulence and rarely associ...

We report a case of fungemia and disseminated disease caused by a urease-negative strain of Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Except for failure to hydrolyze urea, the microbiological characteristics of the isolate were typical of C. neoformans. Laboratory specialists should be aware of the occurrence of atypical strains of C. neoformans, particu...

Please cite this paper as: Alavi-Naini R. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Status in Islamic Countries. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012; 1(3): 90-1. DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.7578 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a social-health problem all over the world, which has a soaring rate of prevalence. This article emphasize on t...

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Olmsted Syndrome, OS, ( congenital palmoplanter and periofical karetoderma) is a very rare condition and is associated with palmoplanter karetoderma and perioral hyperkaratotic plaques, deformation and loss of the flexibility of hands. On rare occasions it could lead to amputation of the severely effected digits or hands. The condition has also been associated with growth impairement and joint ...

Serum thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were studied in 38 patients confirmed to be infected with HIV-1 virus and the results compared with values observed in age matched healthy subjects. The mean serum total T4 in the majority of the patients, 103 +/- 32 nmol/L, was similar to values observed in the controls, 102 +/- 21 nmol/L, p > 0.05. However, 22.2 pc of the HIV-1 infect...

Current UK national standards recommend routine bacteriology surveillance in severe antibody-deficient patients, but less guidance exists on virology screening and viral infections in these patients. In this retrospective audit, we assessed the proportion of positive virology or bacteriology respiratory and stool samples from patients with severe, partial or no immune deficiency during a 2-year...