A problemática do vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH) e síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA) está geralmente confinada a uma perspetiva biomédica. São poucos os casos de investigação sobre a participação das entidades com peso na intervenção comunitária, como as associações de cariz comunitário que apoiam pessoas que vivem com VIH e SIDA. O estudo apresentado foca-se no projeto português VIHVER, que...
Database solution for an HIV-2 cohort study Publication "Real-world experience of TAF/FTC/BIC in people with HIV-2" presented at European AIDS Clinical Society Conference, Oct 2023, Warsaw HIV-2 salvage therapy with Lenacapavir (injectable, capsid inhibitor, EMA approved 2022)
HIV predisposes infected patients to multiple skin diseases that frequently exhibit atypical clinical presentations. The authors report the case of a 57-year-old man with severe HIV-related immunosuppression who developed a generalized pruritic dermatosis during prolonged hospitalization. Taking into account the patient’s status, his complaints and distribution of lesions, diagnosis of scabies was considered, a...
In the last 35 years, major progresses have been accomplished in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection, with reduction of the incidence of infection in Portugal, in the last decade. Nevertheless, there is still a high rate of late diagnosis, with individual and populational adverse outcomes. This paper aims to: present the current situation of HIV infection in Portugal, briefly review the nat...