At the Ho Chi Minh city Centre of Hematology and Blood Transfusion from 1990 to the year 2002, 102 patients (50 males and 52 females) with polymyelititis were studied. Results showed that multiple myelititis account for low rate of malignant blood diseases (0.7% of blood diseases and 2% blood malignant diseases). It is a disease of the elderly with highest prevalence in the ages of 50-59 regardless the gender. The commonest clinical symtoms are those related to skeletum and the most vulnerable site is the region of spinal column. The most of patients were suffered from anemia (96.7%), in 71% of patients there was plasmocyte in bone marrow (>30%) and in 47% of patients, creatinine rate accounts for 1.5 mg/dl. The VMCP procedure was used primarily. Patients treated in a durationlonger than 6 months had had a mean survival of 40.64 months
Multiple Myeloma ; Blood ; Blood Transfusion

Background: HIV/AIDS pandemic really become danger to mankind on the earth. Objectives: Description epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients. Studying clinical expression, learning aboutdemands of infected patients and community care for infected patients. Subjects and method: 71 HIV/AIDS people in Thua Thien Hue were studied in 2006. Using descriptive method to give epidemiological characteristics and behaviour of HIV/AIDS people. People were determined HIV/AIDS infection based on the criteria of Ministry of Health. The information were collected by target study. Results: HIV/AIDS people mainly from the age of 20 to 39 (83,10%), males were 52,10% and in various levels of education and all kinds of occupation. The rate of sexually transmitted infection was 84,5% and infection transmission was 15,5%. The rate of sexually transmitted infection within the last 12 months was 57,7%. 63,4% of infected people used condom while having sex with their spouses or partners. 1,4% of infected people using drug infection within the last month. 38% of the infected people had manifestations of AIDS, 77,8% of HIV/AIDS were treated with antiviral drugs. Families and communities had positive attitudes and behaviors to the HIV/AIDS people. Infected people being remoted from the society was 12,7%, 88,7% of them receiving supports from their communities such as disease treatment, spirit and material supports and job opportunities. Conclusion: Strengthen communication activities to change behavior of HIV/AIDS people and in communitiy to reduce alienation, discrimination for infected people. Execute socialization in care and support for HIV/AIDS people.
HIV/ immunology ; isolation & ; purification ; pathogenicity ; Community Health Services/ organization & ; administration ; Epidemiologic Methods ;