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Agreement between premortem and postmortem diagnoses in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome observed at a brazilian teaching hospital
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 39(4): 217-21, jul.-ago. 1997. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-205701
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RESUMO
A sindrome da imunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) e uma das principais causas de morte em adultos em todo mundo. Com maior frequencia do que ocorre na populacao geral, ha em pacientes com SIDA uma substancial discordancia entre as causas de morte clinicamente suspeitadas e as estabelecidas pelas autopsias. Revisamos os achados de 52 necropsias de pacientes com SIDA e seus respectivos diagnosticos clinicos, e encontramos 46 por cento de concordancia entre eles. Cinquenta e dois por cento dos pacientes tiveram mais de um diagnostico necroscopicamente definido e 48 por cento tiveram pelo menos uma doenca relacionada a SIDA, nao suspeitada clinicamente. Infeccao bacteriana, tuberculose, e histoplasmose foram tambem achados frequentes de necropsia, por vezes nao suspeitados anteriormente...
Subject(s)
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Tuberculosis Database: LILACS Main subject: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 1997 Document type: Article
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Tuberculosis Database: LILACS Main subject: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 1997 Document type: Article
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