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Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is defined as pain following acute herpes zoster (AHZ) lasting >3 months. PHN develops in about 10% of patients following an episode of AHZ. 95% of adults ate seropositive for varicella zoster virus antibodies, and are, therefore, at risk for AHZ and PHN. Wider use of
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can occur at any age, but usually affects children and young adults. The mean age of clinical presentation in pediatric cohorts ranges from 5 to 8 years. The annual incidence of Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is reported to be 0.4-0.8 per 100,000 and the
Background
Recent studies have underscored a dominant role of alloimmune injury as a leading cause of long-term graft loss in kidney transplantation. In this respect, the formation of antibodies against specific polymorphic donor antigens, commonly human leukocyte antigens (HLA), has turned out to
Rationale:
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling brain disease, with unknown aetiology. Recently, we have shown the presence of an inflammatory process in the hippocampus of schizophrenic patients during psychosis. In addition, we found evidence for the presence of herpes viruses in the temporal
1. INTRODUCTION
1. 1 BACKGROUND
For treatment in advanced HIV infection, combination therapy with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is the best option under current international standards. The benefit of ARVs is best, if they are used relatively late in the course of the disease, commonly after a
Although the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may have greatly decreased the incidence of Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) in resource rich settings, KS continues to be the most prevalent AIDS-defining malignancy in the world and carries with it significant morbidity and mortality[1]. Indeed, in a recent
Background:
- Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is a rare but lethal Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) associated lymphoproliferative disorder with a median survival of 2 years. It occurs more often in HIV-infected individuals than those without HIV infection. The poor prognosis is