Clinical and laboratory symptoms in non-AIDS patients with HIV infection
- Author:
Tran Viet Tien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Human immunodeficiency virus
- MeSH:
HIV;
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):46-48
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study involved 197 non-AIDS patients with HIV infection treated in the Infectious Department of Dong Da Hospital, Ha Noi City showed that clinical features were poor. The common symptoms were enlarge nodules (28.4%), itching (8.6%), diarrhea lasted more than 1 month (8.1%), oral-throat candida infection (7.6%), recurrence of zona (6.6%). Habitus and working ability of patients were less affected. Most of hematological and bio-chemical test findings of patients in nomal range, except decreasing haemoglobin in 48.7% patients. Immune response was disordered. This opposited to poor clinical symptoms of disease. The number of TCD4 reduced lightly and moderately in 65% patients, the number of TCD8 increased in 78.7% patients and TCD4/TCD8 ratio reduced in 98% patients
