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Carriel,José Carlos; Maliska,Carmelindo; Piloto,José Henrique; Norberg,Antônio Neres; DAlmeida,Joaquim; Ferreira,Gilsy S.; Penas,Maria Expósito. |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the alveolus-capillary permeability by the lung clearance rate of 99mTc-DTPA(Technetium99m-diethylene triamine penta-acetate), (LCR-DTPA), both in normal and in asymptomatic HIV seroreactive patients. Thirty individuals were studied, 21 seronegative normal volunteers and 9 HIV seroreactive patients presenting normal chest radiography and no respiratory infection symptoms. LCR-DTPA was determined by inhaling 99mTc-DTPA and obtaining images in a gamma camera. The 99mTc-DTPA clearance rate in normal individuals was 0.99±0.15%.min-1 and in patients 2.31±1.25%.min-1. There was a significant statistical difference between the two groups (p< 0.05). Two patients who presented LCR-DTPA higher than 4.3 %.min-1 presented... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV seroreactive; Alveolus-capillary permeability; 99mTc-DTPA clearance; Pneumocystis pneumonia. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000700008 |
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