A 19-year-old female, Mrs. XYZ, resident of Mumbai came with complaints of fever and cough with whitish expectorate of 12 days duration. The patient had a bright red erythematous patches on bilateral cheeks and chin (Fig.
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October 2022
Background: Routine viral-load (VL) measurements along with enhanced adherence counselling (EAC) are recommended to achieve virological suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) on anti-retroviral therapy (ART). The Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society along with Médecins Sans Frontières has provided routine VL measurements and EAC to PLHA on ART at King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital, Mumbai since October-2016. This study aims to describe the initial VL results and impact of EAC on viral suppression and factors associated with initial viral non-suppression among patients with an initial detectable VL, in a cohort of patients tested between October-2016 and September-2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of a middle aged male, with long standing retroviral disease on second line ART (Anti-Retroviral Therapy) with three episodes of visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed on bone marrow examination treated with a combination of liposomal amphotericin B and miltefosine.
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