Survival time of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome: experience with 274 patients in Dar-es-Salaam.
East Afr Med J
; 67(2): 95-9, 1990 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
To determine the survival time once acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has developed, we analysed case records of 274 patients confirmed to have died of the disease. Of the 274 patients 193 were males and 81 females (MF 21). The duration of symptoms ranged from a few weeks to two years but over 70% had apparently enjoyed good health until 2-3 months before diagnosis. Weight loss, severe weakness, chronic diarrhoea, prolonged fevers and oro-pharyngeal candidosis were the commonest features. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was the presenting feature in 2 (0.7%) patients. Frequent concurrent illnesses included tuberculosis (19%), unspecified (23%) and skin lesions other than KS (24%). In 31 (11.3%) patients no concurrent illness was detected. The survival after one week was 63.5% and 7.5% at the end of three months. These results indicate that due to a combination of factors survival of AIDS patients in developing countries is much shorter than in developed countries.
ABSTRACT
PIP To determine the survival time once acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has developed, we analyzed case records of 274 patients confirmed to have died of the disease. Of the 274 patients 193 were males and 81 females (MF 21). The duration of symptoms ranged from a few weeks to 2 years but over 70% had apparently enjoyed good health until 2-3 months before diagnosis. Weight loss, severe weakness, chronic diarrhea, prolonged fevers and oro-pharyngeal candidosis were the commonest features. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was the presenting feature in 2 (0.7%) patients. Frequent concurrent illness included tuberculosis (19%), unspecified (23%) and skin lesions other than KS (24%). In 31 (11.3%) patients no concurrent illness was detected. The survival after 1 week was 63.5% and 7.5% at the end of 3 months. These results indicate that due to a combination of factors survival of AIDS patients in developing countries is much shorter than in developed countries. (Author's).
Palavras-chave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Hiv Infections; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Signs And Symptoms; Studies; Tanzania; Time Factors; Viral Diseases
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Urbana
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East Afr Med J
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tanzânia