HIV/AIDS

Studies from Otto-von-Guericke University provide new data on HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, October 22nd, 2007

New research, 'Severe gastrointestinal disease due to HIV-1-seronegative AIDS,' is the subject of a report. "'An HIV-1 seronegative man presented with odynophagia, dysphagia, diarrhea, tenesmus and a 50-lb weight loss. A large esophageal ulcer and a rectal fissure were identified endoscopically," scientists in Magdeburg, Germany report.

"Stool samples and biopsy specimens from the esophageal ulcer, duodenum, colon and rectum were negative for pathogens. Seronegative AIDS was suspected, and high levels of HIV-1 mRNA (>242,000 copies/mL) were detected. The esophageal ulcer responded to oral steroids and the HIV-1 infection to highly active anti-retroviral therapy...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-10-22)

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