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Arq. gastroenterol ; 35(2): 95-9, abr.-jun. 1998. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-217977

ABSTRACT

Three hundred and fifty two medical records of AIDS inpatients were analysed in a retrospective study to establish the frequency, clinical patterns and etiology of AIDS-related diarrhea. Diarrhea was observed in 58.8 per cent of the patients, being a chronic symptom in 65.7 per cent, and the first complaint in 24.6 per cent. The most common cause of diarrhea was coccidea and the etiology remained unknown in 56.1 per cent of the patients. Routine stool examination was the most sensitive method in the diagnosis of diarrhea. In countries with limited resources, the use of stool examinations seems to provide appropriate clinical management. The implementation of an objective protocol could improve the etiologic diagnosis of AIDS-related diarrhea without the burden of more complex and invasive technologies.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , Diarrhea/complications , Brazil , Diarrhea , Diarrhea/diagnosis , Diarrhea/etiology , Retrospective Studies
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An. bras. dermatol ; 73(2): 87-90, mar.-abr. 1998. tab, ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-242350

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FUNDAMENTOS - Dermatite herpetiforme (DH) é uma erupçäo crônica e papulovesicular com depósitos de IgA na pele. A maioria dos pacientes apresenta anormalidades da mucosa intestinal proximal, simulando enteropatia glúten-sensitiva comum. OBJETIVOS - Estudar as alteraçöes da mucosa jejunal associadas à DH. MÉTODOS - Foram estudadas, em 12 pacientes com DH, as alteraçöes da mucosa jejunal, pela análise histomorfométrica, incluíndo relaçäo vilosidade-cripta, celularidade da lâmina própria e contagem dos linfócitos intraepiteliais. RESULTADOS - Apenas 58 porcento dos pacientes apresentavam depósitos granulares de IgA na pele, em contraposiçäo aos 90 porcento relatados na literatura. Mucosa jejunal plana e aumento do número de células de lâmina própria estavam associados aos depósitos granulares de IgA na pele. O número de linfócitos intraepiteliais era normal. CONCLUSÄO - Biópsia jejunal deve ser realizada somente em pacientes com padräo cutâneo granular, que podem se beneficiar de uma dieta livre de glúten


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Biopsy , Dermatitis Herpetiformis/diagnosis , Glutens/adverse effects , Intestinal Diseases/diagnosis , Intestinal Diseases/diet therapy , Intestine, Small/pathology , Retrospective Studies
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