title: Anorectal pathology in AIDS.
abstract: Anorectal complaints are common in persons with AIDS and are being seen increasingly because advances in therapy for HIV, such as the new antiretroviral protease inhibitors, have resulted in longer life expectancy for those with HIV infection. In the past, many patients with HIV infection were seen at referral centers; now, however, primary care physicians as well as gastroenterologists and surgeons in the community are managing and caring for these patients. For this reason, it is important for clinicians to recognize the spectrum of anorectal disease in patients with AIDS, as well as its appropriate evaluation and management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gottesman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Surawicz
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011351:Proctoscopy; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents