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Brunetta,Denise Menezes; De Santis,Gil Cunha; Vilar,Fernando Crivelenti; Brandão,Renata Amorim; Muniz,Renata Zomer de Albernaz; Lima,Geovana Momo Nogueira de; Amorelli-Chacel,Manuela Emiliana; Covas,Dimas Tadeu; Machado,Alcyone Artioli. |
HIV patients infected through injected drug use have poorer prognosis than other groups. We evaluated the hematological alterations and rates of co-infections in injected drug use patients with AIDS. Injected drug use patients were younger, predominantly of male gender, and presented lower CD4, total lymphocyte, and platelet counts, but not neutrophil count, than control group. Injected drug use patients had a higher rate of hepatitis C and mycobacteria infection. Furthermore, all injected drug use patients with hemoglobin <10.0 g dL-1 and lymphocyte <1000 µL-1 had CD4 count lower than 100 µL-1. In conclusion, HIV-infected injected drug use patients constitute a special group of patients, and hemoglobin concentration and lymphocyte count can be used... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; Injected drug use; Anemia; HCV; Mycobacteria. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000600005 |
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Rezende,Rosamar Eulira Fontes; Mantelmacher,Marcos; Ferreira,Sandro da Costa; Hyppólito,Elodie Bomfim; Machado,Alcyone Artioli; Ardengh,José Celso; Módena,José Luiz Pimenta. |
Primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a co-morbidity that can be observed during the clinical course of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We evaluated the prevalence, clinical-evolutive aspects and form of endoscopic presentation of primary gastric NHL associated with AIDS. Two hundred and forty-three HIV patients were submitted to upper digestive endoscopy, with evaluation of clinical, endoscopic and histological data. A CD4 count was made by flow cytometry and viral load was determined in a branched-DNA assay. Six cases (five men; mean age: 37 years; range: 29-46 years) of primary gastric NHL were detected. The median CD4 count was 140 cells/mm³ and the median viral load was 40,313 copies/mL. Upper digestive endoscopy revealed polypoid... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; AIDS; Stomach; Upper digestive endoscopy. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000100002 |
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