Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a congenital disorder impairing phagocyte function, causing recurrent, life-threatening infections, and is rarely seen in adulthood. We present a 36-year-old male initially diagnosed with pneumonia. Bronchoalveolar lavage and blood cultures yielded complex, sputum cultures .
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Polyomaviruses are a group of small, non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses that can infect various hosts, including humans. BKPyV causes conditions such as human polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (HPyVAN), human polyomavirus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis (HPyVHC), and human polyomavirus-associated urothelial cancer (HPyVUC). JC polyomavirus (JCPyV), on the other hand, is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a severe demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Dyslipidemia is a well-established risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). ASCVD prevalence among people living with HIV (PLWH) is twice that of the general population. This study aimed to evaluate the infectious diseases (ID) physicians' attitudes on dyslipidemia management in PLWH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMonkeypox virus (MPXV) is another zoonotic virus spilled over to the man and resulted in pandemic. World Health Organization declared it as a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on July 22, 2022. Mpox affected over 95226 individuals among them claimed the lives of 185.
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