Prevalence of lipodystrophy in Thai-HIV infected patients.

Lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected Thai patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.

BACKGROUND Lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia are increasing problems in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). OBJECTIVE Determine the prevalence and predicting factors for lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia in these patients. MATERIAL AND METHOD A cross-sectional study was performed on HIV-infected patients receiving ART in January 2006. Clinical assessment for lipodystroph...

Effect of HCV on lipids profile of HIV patients

Abstract Background: There is a high prevalence of HCV-HIV co-infection. In this group of patients increase of insulin resistance and lipodystrophy has been discovered but still sufficient data about the lipid profile has not been performed. In this research we tried compare the lipid profile changes between HIV-HCV patients with HIV and HCV mono infected patients that came to Imam Khomeini c...

Title: Impact of Lipodystrophy on the Prevalence and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in HIV-infected patients Running title: HIV-Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Syndrome

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in HIV/HBV Co-Infected Patients in Shiraz, Iran, 2012

Evidence has shown that liver disease caused by hepatitis viruses can be more aggressive and severe in HIV infected subjects. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of HDV infection among HIV/HBV co-infected clients in Shiraz, southwest Iran. In this study, 178 patients co-infected with HBV and HIV individuals were enrolled. The diagnosis of HIV infect...

prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients infected with HIV by microscopical and molecular methods

Background:In some countries, one of the first and most common manifestations of HIV positive patients is tuberculosis (TB). HIV positive people are prone to other infections such as tuberculosis due to immune deficiency and reduced CD4+ cell count. Although increasing access to antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduction in HIV-related opportunistic infections and mortality, the simultaneous...