AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF BILATERAL FEMORAL HEAD IN A HIV PATIENT

Avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral head in a HIV patient

Avascular necrosis (AVN) is due to ischemic death of the bone involving typically the femoral heads.Its incidence rate is higher in HIV-infected patients and is multifactorial.The factors such as dyslipidemia, alcohol use, steroid use, CARROT RAISIN protease inhibitor in highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) regimen and HIV infection itself

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Where are resilience-based management strategies appropriate for coral reefs? Mapping environmental conditions and trends in coral cover in Guam and American Samoa

Resilience-based management strategies are gaining attention as tools to improve coral survival and recovery under increasingly stressful conditions.Prioritizing locations to implement these strategies depends on knowing where corals already show potential signs of resilience and how environmental conditions may shift with climate change.We synthes

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