1. Pathology of HIV-Associated Liver Disease
- Author
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Amy E. Noffsinger and Jiang Wang
- Subjects
Opportunistic infection ,business.industry ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,virus diseases ,Gastrointestinal pathology ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antiretroviral therapy ,Liver disease ,Visceral leishmaniasis ,Biliary tract ,Immunology ,medicine ,Granulomatous Hepatitis ,business - Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), commonly affects the liver and biliary tract, although the types of HIVassociated liver disorders have changed with the recent availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) [1, 2]. Before the introduction HAART, mycobacterial infection of the liver was the most commonly diagnosed opportunistic infection. In one study that examined liver biopsies from 501 HIV-positive individuals in the USA, granulomatous hepatitis – usually due to mycobacteria – was the most common finding [3].
- Published
- 2011