HIV/AIDS

Circumcision May Help Stop HIV Spread

August 27, 2009

Protection may stem from a decrease in the number of HIV target cells following the procedure.

New HIV strategies presented at CROI

By Kevin J. Armington, MD May 26, 2009

Cortlandt Forum correspondent Kevin J. Armington, MD, reports on highlights from the 16th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), which took place recently in Montreal.

New evidence points to earlier start for HIV treatment

May 11, 2009

Starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV when CD4 counts are as high as 500 cells/mm3 reduces mortality risks by as much as 94%, according to several recent studies.

Genital ulcer in a vacationing patient

By Everett Schlam, MD March 13, 2009

A man returns from a trip with an unwanted souvenir.

Routine HIV testing encouraged, ignored

December 01, 2008

A new guideline from the American College of Physicians calls on doctors to routinely encourage HIV screening for all patients older than 13 years, regardless of their risk factors. Similar recommendations from the CDC, however, are not being followed.

Two ichthyosiform eruptions

By Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD January 23, 2008

Firm brown nodules originating as purple papules in an older woman

By Deborah Yang, MD November 20, 2007

A 73-year-old African-American woman with a history of polymyositis noted purple papules that evolved into firm brown nodules over the past year. The initial wrist lesion was followed by purple-brown nodules on other areas, including her legs, umbilicus, and most recently her eyelid....