Paediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (PAIDS) in Trinidad and Tobago
West Indian med. j
;
39(3): 174-7, Sept. 1990.
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in English
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RESUMO
The first twenty-one cases of Paediatric Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (PAIDS) in Trinidad and Tobago were studied. An overwhelmingmajority of patients were of African descent. Most of the children presented within the first year of life, the average time between presentation and death was and a half months, and the majority presented with either diarrhoea or pneumonia or failure to thrive, common conditions in the West Indies. Fever lasting longer than two weeks as well as hepatomegaly were clues which led to a definite diagnosis
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Main subject:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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