CMV and HIV Coinfection in Women from a Region in Eastern Europe.

(1) Background: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most frequent opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients. Romania has one of the highest incidences of patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which determines an immunosuppressive state. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of CMV infection among women living with HIV in Southeastern Romania and also to evaluate and correlate antiretroviral therapy (ART) with CD4 level and CMV disease evolution.

HPV and HIV Coinfection in Women from a Southeast Region of Romania-PICOPIV Study.

: Romania faces one of the highest cervical cancer burdens in Europe though it is a preventable cancer through population screening by cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) detection. Also, it has one of the highest incidences of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HPV and HIV coinfection are frequently encountered.

Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in an AIDS patient.

Background: Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (PIMT) is a rare disease that occurs more frequently in younger patients. Its etiopathogeny remains debated whether this is an inflammatory lesion characterized by uncontrolled cell growth or a true neoplasm.

Aim: To present a case of PIMT in a young men, HIV-positive since childhood.

Simultaneous occurrence of two rare diseases: actinomycosis and melanoma of the rectum.

The simultaneous occurrence of two rare conditions in a single patient is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with rectal actinomycosis covering an anorectal melanoma (both infrequent conditions), the last one being later recognized, only after surgical excision. We underline here the role of thinking "outside the box" when an unusual situation is experienced.

Disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients from the Regional HIV/AIDS Center Constanţa, Romania.

Introduction: The purpose of our study was to evaluate clinical and pathological characteristics as well as treatment outcomes in HIV-infected patients with disseminated tuberculosis from the Regional HIV/AIDS Center Constanţa, Romania, and to determine associated risk factors.

Methods: We analyzed HIV-infected adults diagnosed with disseminated tuberculosis (TB) over the past two years, monitored in the Regional HIV/AIDS Center Constanţa.

Results: Out of a total number of 956 HIV-infected patients, 42 had been diagnosed with tuberculosis over the past two years (2011-2013) (4.