Open AccessConjunctival cancer in people living with HIV
Author(s) -
Mazvita Muchengeti,
Julia Bohlius,
Tafadzwa Dhokotera
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in infectious diseases/current opinion in infectious diseases, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.68
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1080-7861
pISSN - 0951-7375
DOI - 10.1097/qco.0000000000000705
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , conjunctiva , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , epidemiology , immunology , immunodeficiency , cervical cancer , human papilloma virus , dermatology , oncology , immune system
Historically, conjunctival cancer has been associated with HIV particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The human papilloma virus (HPV) has been implicated as a potential causative agent without conclusive evidence. This review covers recent evidence of the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of conjunctival cancer in people living with HIV (PLWH).