RESUMO
The daily increase in carriers of the AIDS virus (150,000 is the latest estimate for Italy) means that the dentist must pay the utmost attention in selecting cases at risk and in defending himself from the possibility of contagion. Albeit to a lesser extent, the pedodontist is also involved in this problem. Here situations in which the risk of contagion is greatest because of the patient's social position or associated pathologies and the difficulty of the operation required are reported and some indications are offered to guide the pedodontist's professional behaviour.
Assuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/epidemiologia , Odontólogos , HIV-1 , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia , Odontopediatria , Complexo Relacionado com a AIDS/diagnóstico , Complexo Relacionado com a AIDS/epidemiologia , Complexo Relacionado com a AIDS/prevenção & controle , Complexo Relacionado com a AIDS/transmissão , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/diagnóstico , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/prevenção & controle , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/transmissão , Adulto , Criança , Humanos , Itália/epidemiologia , Doenças Profissionais/etiologia , Doenças Profissionais/prevenção & controle , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
A case of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, personally observed, is described. Stress is laid on the rarity of this syndrome (less than 200 cases in the world literature) and on its peculiar symptoms. The familial character of this syndrome was not proved in the case observed.
