dc.creator | Tassara O,Renzo | |
dc.creator | Alarcón O,Teresa | |
dc.creator | Larrañaga L,Carmen | |
dc.creator | Wu H,Elba | |
dc.creator | Alvarez P,Ana M | |
dc.date | 2003-01-01 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-10T12:42:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-10T12:42:56Z | |
dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003000100003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/107429 | |
dc.description | Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemiology has changed, affecting an increasing number of children. As in adults, the disease predominantly affects the digestive and respiratory systems. Aim: To report the gastrointestinal problems in HIV infected pediatric patients. Patients and methods: Twenty four HIV infected children (nine male, aged 1 to 12 years old, followed for 1 to 170 months), are reported. This group has been under care by a multiprofessional team. Results: Oral candidiasis was present in 21 (88%), esophagic candidiasis in 3 (13%), oral ulcers in 4 (17%). Diarrhea was observed in 18 children (75%) and in eight, it had a chronic evolution. Cryptosporidium parvum was the most frequent agent found in six cases (1 with acute and 5 with chronic diarrhea). Schlerosing cholangiopathy was observed in one case, with a fatal outcome, in association to microsporidiosis. Upper endoscopy was done in 11 patients, demonstrating microscopic inflammatory changes in esophagic, gastric and duodenal epithelia in all. Conclusions: Digestive problems are common in HIV infected pediatric patients. They must be always sought actively. Endoscopy is a valuable tool for the early diagnosis of these problems (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 19-24) | |
dc.format | text/html | |
dc.language | es | |
dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872003000100003 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.131 n.1 2003 | |
dc.subject | Candidiasis, oral | |
dc.subject | HIV enteropathy | |
dc.subject | HIV infections | |
dc.subject | HIV seropositivity | |
dc.title | Patología digestiva en niños infectados con el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), en Santiago de Chile | |