On May 11, 2021 a round table discussion was held at KSMU in a multidisciplinary format, dedicated to the peculiarities of the HIV course and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem actualization is associated with the appeal of the Kursk Regional Health Committee to medical institutions and educational organizations of the region about increasing attention to the problems of the peculiarities of the HIV / AIDS course in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic, clinical and dermatological manifestations of the disease, the combination of HIV infection with other infectious pathologies. The focus of attention on HIV infection is currently due to the fact that secondary immunodeficiency is constantly progressing among the population, affecting more and more people not only in Russia, but throughout the world. The infection develops slowly, provoking an increase in the body’s vulnerability to diseases of a viral and bacterial nature. In the extended clinical period of the disease, the main infection is complemented by a secondary one. Also, the urgency of the HIV problem is that today a medicine has not yet been invented that allows you to completely get rid of a dangerous ailment, therefore prevention is important. This is the reason for the thematic choice of the round table discussion by the staff of the Departments of Dermatovenereology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pharmacology of KSMU. The conference moderator, head of the Department of Dermatovenereology of KSMU Doctor of Medical Sciences Professor L.V. Silina gave a welcoming speech and highlighted the relevance of the topic, emphasizing the need to increase attention to this problem, noting the features of dermatological manifestations in HIV-infected patients with coronavirus infection. During the event the following speakers presented their reports: 5th year student of the Pediatric Faculty M.M. Lukashov “Analysis of the HIV Infection Incidence in the Kursk region”, 3rd year student of the Medical Faculty M.S. Fedotova “Epidemiological Analysis of the HIV-positive People Classification in the Kursk Region by the Main Risk Factors for Infecting”, 5th year student of the Medical Faculty A. Lukianchenko “The HIV infection and Toxoplasmosis”. Clinical residents of the Department of Dermatovenereology of the first year of study E. Bondarenko, Yu. Gladchenko, K. Brueva, A. Zentsova took an active part in the event with reports on the dermatological manifestations of HIV / AIDS – viral dermatoses, pyoderma and candidiasis. The discussion showed interest in the issue under discussion. The closing remarks were made by the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Associate Professor V.V. Kiseleva and head of the Department of Pharmacology, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor G.S. Mal, drawing attention to the timeliness of the event in the interdepartmental format, which unites the efforts of scientists of various specialties in a single scientific activity.
Silina Larisa Vyacheslavovna,
Doctor of medical sciences professor
Head of the Department of Dermatovenereology of KSMU