Title | A morphological study of penile chancroid lesions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and -negative African men with a hypothesis concerning the role of chancroid in HIV transmission. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Magro CM, Crowson AN, Alfa M, Nath A, Ronald A, Ndinya-Achola JO, Nasio J |
Journal | Hum Pathol |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 10 |
Pagination | 1066-70 |
Date Published | 1996 Oct |
ISSN | 0046-8177 |
Keywords | African Americans, Chancroid, Haemophilus ducreyi, HIV Infections, HIV Seronegativity, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Penile Diseases |
Abstract | Chancroid, the most common cause of genital ulceration in Africa, is known to be associated epidemiologically with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The pathophysiological mechanisms by which chancroid might facilitate the spread of HIV are obscure. To investigate the role of chancroid in HIV transmission, the authors studied the histological features of biopsies from 11 men with penile chancroid lesions including five who were serologically positive for HIV. The histomorphologic and immunophenotypic nature of the inflammatory infiltrates suggests that there is a significant role for cell-mediated immunity in the host response to Hemophilus ducreyi infection. This response may be critical to the role of chancroid in HIV transmission. |
DOI | 10.1016/s0046-8177(96)90285-3 |
Alternate Journal | Hum Pathol |
PubMed ID | 8892592 |
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Cynthia M. Magro, M.D.