Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent primary antibody deficiency. It is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, and occurrence of autoimmune and neoplastic diseases is also frequent; there is also a high prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases. There are reports of inflammatory bowel disease in this entity, but incidence is low (2-4 %). We present the case of a ...

Several cardiorespiratory diseases can complicate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare clinical disorder with a poor prognosis. We describe this syndrome in four HIV- positive patients who were examined in our hospital.

Immunodeficiency and autoimmune disease may occur concomitantly in the same individual. Some of the immunodeficiency syndromes, especially humoral defects are associated with autoimmune disorders. Hematological manifestations such as thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia are the most common presentations. Persistent antigen stimulation due to an inherent defect in the ability of the immune syst...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a member of the Retroviridae (retrovirus) family. It associated with immunodeficiency, neurological diseases and neoplasms. With use antiretroviral therapy (ART), prognosis people who are infected HIV has improved, incidence HIV-related central nervous system (CNS) markedly decreased. In spite that mortality from CNS remains significant. Magnetic resonance ...

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common symptomatic primary immunodeficiency disease, predisposing the patients to various tissue involvement and organ damage. Here a 16-year-old boy is presented who was referred to our center with cough, dyspnea, cyanosis, and history of recurrent pneumonia. The diagnosis of CVID was made according to reduction all serum immunoglobulin level...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lentivirus (subgroup of retrovirus) which causes HIV infection and it acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+T cells through number of mechanisms [1]. Our purpose is to review educative HIV prevention and control as Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and WHO's operational goal. In 2000, when ...