Cytomegalovirus Disease in HIV-infected Children-A Single-Centre Clinical Experience over 23 Years.
J Trop Pediatr
; 64(3): 215-224, 2018 Jun 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29873796
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) results in significant morbidity and mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals. There is paucity of literature on paediatric CMV disease, especially from developing countries.METHODS:
A retrospective review of records of all HIV-infected children with evidence of CMV disease was done.RESULTS:
A total of 15 children were found to have CMV disease (retinitis in all, pneumonia in two and invasive gastrointestinal disease in one). Median CD4+ T cell count and percentage at diagnosis of CMV disease was 64.5 cells/µl and 3.6%, respectively. Intravenous ganciclovir was used in patients with active CMV disease. Of the 15 children, three died while two were lost to follow-up. Symptomatic patients had poor visual outcome and almost all children who were diagnosed on active screening attained normal vision.CONCLUSION:
Retinitis is the most common CMV disease in HIV-infected children. Early detection by active screening and initiation of systemic ganciclovir reduces the morbidity.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Ganciclovir
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Infecções por HIV
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Citomegalovirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article