Opportunistic infections in the liver of HIV-infected patients in Thailand: a necropsy study.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2000 Dec; 31(4): 663-7
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36257
ABSTRACT
Liver necropsy from patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus was analyzed in 117 cases. Wide ranges of opportunistic infections were recorded in 47%. Cryptococcosis (21.4%) was the most outstanding infection, followed by tuberculosis (16.2%), cytomegalovirus (5.1%) and penicillosis (3.4%). Non-specific alterations of the liver tissues included fatty steatosis (49.6%), fibrosis (55.6%), portal inflammation and reactive hepatitis. Cases of chronic active and chronic passive hepatitis and one case of hepatocellular carcinoma were reported. In the infected liver, predominant pathological changes included granuloma and spotty necrosis, which were attributed to tuberculous hepatitis. Infection with Cryptococcus usually showed no associated pathological change. The sensitivity for the clinical diagnosis of Cryptococcus was 88.8% and specificity was 91.7%. For tuberculosis, sensitivity was 20% and specificity was 67.9%.
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Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Adulto
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2000
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