Some clinical features of opportunistic infections in patients with HIV/AIDS in the Institute of Clinical Medicine and Tropical Disease
- Author:
Lien Thi Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
opportunistic infection
- MeSH:
Opportunistic Infections;
HIV;
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):11-13
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study on 11 adult patients with HIV/AIDS in the Institute of Clinical Medicine and Tropical Disease during 1998 - 2000 has shown that average ages of patients was 26.486.68, patients with ages of 16-30 accounted for highest rate (72.5%), male patients accounted for 94.6%. HIV transmission among drug addicts was highest rate (62.2%). Rate of unemployment patients was 47.7%. The average duration of treatment within 15 days found in 73.9% of patients. The clinical feature included fever (65.8%), big nodules, cough and breathing difficulty (42.3%), weight loss (30.6%), skin and mucosal lesion (27%), diarrhea (25.2%), hepatomegaly (20.7%), throat fungus (19.8%), splenomegaly (10.8%), headache (10.8%), the opportunistic infections such as herpes zoster, dermatitis, tuberculosis.
