Aphthous vaginal ulceration in two women with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Article Abstract:

Painful vaginal ulcers and fistulas may occur in HIV-infected women. Two cases of women with advanced HIV infection and vaginal ulcers illustrate the condition. One woman with advanced HIV disease and very low CD4+ cell counts was found to have painful vaginal ulcers and an infected fistula between the vagina and rectum. The abscess was drained and the patient was treated with prednisone. The fistula remained six months later but was not painful. Extremely painful vaginal ulcers which later became infected were detected in a 34-year-old HIV-infected woman. The ulcers eventually healed after treatment with prednisone. AIDS patients have been known to develop painful ulcers in the esophagus. Antiretroviral therapy may possibly cause ulceration.

Diagnosis, Fistula, Vaginal, Vaginal fistula

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Weekly fluconazole for the prevention of mucosal candidiasis in women with HIV infection: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Article Abstract:

Fluconazole treatment appears to be effective in preventing some Candida fungal infections in HIV-infected women. The incidence of Candida infections in the mouth, esophagus, and genitals was followed for a median of 29 months among 323 immunocompromised HIV-infected women treated with either fluconazole or placebo. Fluconazole treatment lowered the risk for Candida infections in the mouth and genitals. The risk for Candida infections in the esophagus was similar for the two groups. Infection rates were lower among patients with previous infections compared to those who had never been infected.

Prevention, Candidiasis, Fluconazole

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Sexually transmitted infections in women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

Article Abstract:

HIV-positive women may be at high risk of contracting other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Researchers examined 323 HIV-positive women participating in HIV clinical studies. STIs other than HIV were either present, or diagnosed in the past, in 65% of women, and 25% of women developed a new STI during the subsequent two years. Black women had more than four times the risk of contracting a new STI, and women having sex with an intravenous drug user had more than twice the risk of developing an STI, as other HIV-positive women.

Sexually transmitted diseases, Risk factors, African American women

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