Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Only a limited percentage of infected individuals develop disease in response to the virus while the majority remain asymptomatic and HAM/TSP is the most common clinical manifestation of the virus. HAM/TSP is an inflamma...

Background: Human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated myelopa-thy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is an inflammatory disease which occurs in less than 2% of HTLV-I -infected individuals. High proviral load, high HTLV-I-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte frequency (CTL) and host genetic factors such as HLA all appear to be associated with HTLV-I infection. Previous stud...

background: psychiatric disorders are common in hiv-infected patients and for sure have direct impact on both prevention and management of diseases in these patients. in this research, the prevalence of major psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders in hiv-infected patients of rafsanjan and kerman health care centers were determined. materials and methods: eighty t...

bone disorders have emerged as a worrisome complication in hiv-infected patients in recent years. it is not clear that hiv infection itself or antiretroviral treatment or both are causes of bone loss. however, most studies have found a high prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in hiv/aids patients. the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis...

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease in Isfahan province. A common complication of cutaneous leishmaniasis is bacterial superinfection, which may intensify the disease and produce scarring. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial species isolated from infected lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Patients and Methods: Two hundred out of ...