background and objectives: with increasing rate of immunodeficiency diseases in the world, opportunistic micro-organism such as pneumocystis jirovecii ( p. jirovecii ) become more important. little information is available on prevalence of this life- threatening microorganism in iran. this study was designed to determine the colonization and the rate of active disease caused by p. jirovecii in ...

Background: Condyloma acuminata (CA) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), especially types 6 and 11. The number of HPV infections increases in immunosuppressed conditions, such as immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Risk factors CA patients gender, sexual partner, orientation, intercourse can increase HIV status.

BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is frequent in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation, but it rarely occurs among other immunosuppressed patients particularly in those who are receiving chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. Herein, we report three children with malignancies suffering from hemorrhagic cystitis due to BK virus infection who were successfully improved. ...

Pulmonologists and intensivists often care for patients at risk for infections caused by both Aspergillus and Candida. Infection with either can lead to severe life-threatening disease, particularly in immunosuppressed patients, with mortality rates for invasive fungal disease often exceeding 30%. For both organisms, multiple diagnostic challenges remain while newer diagnostic modalities are be...

background: rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fatal infection typically affecting diabetic or immunosuppressed patients. in most cases, infection is caused by inhalation of fungal spores. mortality rate of patients is very high (40-85%).  case presentation: in this study, three diabetic patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis were presented. the etiologic agents of mucormycosis in two patients w...

PURPOSE Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer and comprises basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The incidence of SCC increases drastically in immunosuppressed individuals, suggesting a critical role of the immune system in controlling SCC. To find an explanation for the selective immunosurveillance of SCC, we investigated the expression of cancer-testis (CT...

BK virus is a human polyoma virus that may cause nephropathy in immunosuppressed patients. It is a well-recognized cause of renal allograft dysfunction and allograft loss in renal transplant recipients, but it is an infrequent cause of nephropathy outside this setting. There are a few case reports of BK virus nephropathy in the native kidneys of immunosuppressed adult patients with non-renal tr...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this essay is to review the spectrum of high-resolution CT findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in immunocompromised patients with and without HIV infection. CONCLUSION Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a common opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed patients. High-resolution CT may be indicated for evaluation of immunosuppressed patients with susp...

Before the advent of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm virus in 2009, the information available about the clinical manifestations and prognosis of influenza in immunosuppressed patients was scarce. With the 2009 pandemic, knowledge of the behavior, severity and importance of antiviral therapy for influenza A infection in immunocompromised hosts has increased considerably. The aim of the present manuscri...

Abstract Aims Previous studies have suggested that immunosuppressed patients with acute diverticulitis are at high risk of failing conservative management and many will require urgent surgical intervention. Some series shown mortality rates as 39% 56% medical respectively. The aim this study was to analyse the outcomes presenting diverticulitis. Methods Data were collected on admitted an emerge...