pseudotumour is a benign inflammatory lesion. mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (msp) is a rare pseudotumour. it is a benign proliferation of spindle-shaped histiocytes containing acid-fast mycobacterium, commonly reported in immunocompromised patients. msp is usually associated with mycobacterium avium complex (mac). here, we present the case of a 38-year-old gentleman with acquired immu...

conclusions the prevalence of mental disorders among the hiv-positive patients in bandar abbas city, iran, was high. the findings of this study demonstrate the need for more attention to improve mental health status of individuals with hiv/aids and further research on the mental health status of hiv-positive patients. background acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a fatal disease that...

this is a report of (wo cases of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis who were convinced of having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. they bitterly criticised the incompetence of their medical advisers, on of always showed virus-like particles of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome organisms beneath their lip mucosa or penile skin. vie first case was advised to continue psychofytic compoun...

background: in recent years, dentists have more opportunity of treating patients infected with blood-borne pathogens. although compliance with infection control practice (icp) in dental practice is required, it is not still sufficiently spread in japan. objective: to identify factors associated with compliance with icps in the population of japanese dentists. methods: in a questionnaire-based c...

results in the study, 281 hairdressers participated. there was a statistically significant relationship between education level and knowledge score of hairdressers (p < 0.001). we found a statistically significant relationship between knowledge level and job history of hairdressers according to the pearson’s correlation coefficient (p = 0.004). the results did not show any statistically signifi...

abstract background: the introduction of antiretroviral therapy has caused a remarkable decrease in the occurrence of diseases and mortality among hiv‑positive patients, while this success has not been achieved among injection addicts due to a low adherence to antiretroviral medicine. this study aims at clarifying the important factors affecting adherence to treatment in addicts suffering from ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency of tuberculosis and of the other principal opportunistic infections defining acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at the time such cases were reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Analysis of the data compiled in the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Program for the Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome d...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome-associated mortality contributes considerably to overall mortality rates among adults in the United States. The purpose of this review is to systematically examine conceptual approaches that have been used to evaluate the association between socioeconomic status of people infected with human immunodeficiency viru...