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Besides clinical outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and disability are important issues for persons treated for chronic diseases [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 ] , including HIV infection [ 12 13 14 ] . Populations with HIV infection or AIDS have reported different levels of HRQOL, both in clinical trials [ 15 16 17 18 ] and population-based research [ 19 20 21 ] . We present summary information from a multi-site supplemental surveillance project that describes the levels of HRQOL reported by HIV-infected persons in different demographic and behavioral risk factor groups, stressing the relationship between disease progression and HRQOL.
A Xanthosoma species has been tentatively identified in an Aztec herbal [ 103 ] . A Xanthosoma species called "chou poivre" was rubbed on the body by the Caribs in Dominica as a charm before going to war [ 103 ] . Another species called "chou froidure" was used as an infusion for chills [ 103 ] . Xanthosoma auriculatum leaf sap is used in Brazil for severe wounds and skin diseases [ 103 ] . Xanthosoma brasiliense and Xanthosoma undipes probably contain irritating compounds that irritate mucous membranes [ 138 129 ] . Xanthosoma brasiliense belongs to the Araceae family, which generally contain glycoflavones, flavonols and proanthocyanidins.
Series of subjects with gonadal dysgenesis, and isolated cases of Klinefelter's syndrome associated with rheumatic/autoimmune diseases (RAD), suggest a relation between these clinical conditions [ 2, 3].
Classic examples include Archibald Garrod, a British physician whose desire to understand why a patient produced black urine led to the hypothesis that diseases can result from defective metabolic enzymes, and Fuller Albright, a clinical investigator at Harvard whose thoughtful approach to his patients yielded insights that revolutionized the field of endocrinology.
Therefore, it is reasonable to consider alternative explanations for the increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases in human females.
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