Anal intraepithelial neoplasia in heterosexual and homosexual HIV-positive men with access to antiretroviral therapy. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men have demonstrated high rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), a precursor to anal carcinoma, mostly in white homosexual men and men not receiving effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS: Ninety-two participants--53% Latino, 36% African American, and 40% without a history of receptive anal intercourse (RAI)--were evaluated with a behavioral questionnaire, liquid-based anal cytological testing, Hybrid Capture 2 human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA assay and polymerase chain reaction, and anal colposcopy with biopsy of lesions. RESULTS: High-risk HPV DNA was identified in 61%, and this was associated with a history of RAI (78% vs. 33%; P<.001); 47% had abnormal cytological results, and 40% had AIN on biopsy. In multivariate analysis, both were associated with a history of RAI (odds ratio [OR], 10 [P<.001] and OR, 3.6 [P=.02], respectively) and lower nadir CD4(+) cell counts (P=.06 and P=.01). Current ART use was protective (OR, 0.09; P<.01 and OR, 0.18; P=.02). CONCLUSIONS: Although anal infections with high-risk HPV and AIN in HIV-positive men are associated with a history of RAI, both conditions are commonly identified in HIV-positive men without this history. Both lower nadir CD4(+) cell counts and lack of current ART were associated with AIN but not with the detection of anal HPV.

publication date

  • October 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Anus Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma in Situ
  • HIV Infections
  • Heterosexuality
  • Homosexuality
  • Papillomaviridae

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 6944243963

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1086/424599

PubMed ID

  • 15478076

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 190

issue

  • 9