JC Virus Neurologic Infection
Chapter 57 JC Virus Neurologic Infection Sunil Chauhan, MD, MsPH, Colin D. Hall, MBChB Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was initially described by Astrom and colleagues in 1958,1 as a complication…
Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
Chapter 71 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance Colleen Hadigan, MD, MPH, Steven Grinspoon, MD INTRODUCTION Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus are increasingly recognized as common among individuals with HIV…
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections
Chapter 49 Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections John W. Gnann, Jr, MD Diseases caused by all human herpesviruses, including varicella-zoster virus (VZV), occur with increased frequency in patients with human immunodeficiency virus…
Kaposi Sarcoma
Chapter 59 Kaposi Sarcoma Susan E. Krown, MD Kaposi sarcoma (KS) was one of the first opportunistic diseases described in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).1 Despite a…
Mycoses Caused by Molds
Chapter 47 Mycoses Caused by Molds Thomas F. Patterson, MD, John R. Graybill, MD Infections caused by molds are uncommon but important causes of opportunistic infections in patients with advanced…
Fosamprenavir and Amprenavir
Chapter 19 Fosamprenavir and Amprenavir Roger Paredes, MD, Lidia Ruiz, PhD, Bonaventura Clotet, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Protease inhibitors (PIs) are one of the mainstays of HIV/AIDS therapy,1 being largely responsible…
Cryptococcosis
Chapter 43 Cryptococcosis Judith A. Aberg, MD, William G. Powderly, MD Disseminated cryptococcosis has been the most common life-threatening fungal infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), affecting up…
Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
Chapter 48 Herpes Simplex Virus Infections Kimberly Y. Smith, MD, MPH, Harold A. Kessler, MD PATHOGEN Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) are common pathogens in…
